Every day, John Patrick Normaan McHennessy sets off along the road to school, and although he hurries, strange and improbable happenings repeatedly make him late. To make things worse, his teacher never believes his story.
But on the way, as he was crossing the bridge over the river, a huge tidal wave swept him off his feet.
He managed to cling on to the rail until the wave had passed and the water had gone down.
But on the way, as he was crossing the bridge over the river, a huge tidal wave swept him off his feet.
He managed to cling on to the rail until the wave had passed and the water had gone down.
John Patrick Norman Hennessy hurried along the road to learn but he was late because of the tidal wave …
”You are late again, John Patrick Norman McHennessy, and your clothes are wet.”
“I am late, Sir, because on my way here, a tidal wave swept me off my feet and made me wet and I had to cling to to the rail until the water went down.”
“There are no such things as tidal waves in the rivers around here that sweep people off the bridges. You will be locked in until you have written down 500 times, ‘I must not tell lies about tidal waves in the river and I must not get my clothes wet.’ And if you keep telling these lies and being late I may have to hit you with my stick.”
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John Patrick Norman McHennessy – The Boy Who Was Always Late, is still in print and available to purchase.
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