Halifax Grammar School - Grammarian Yearbook (Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada)

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A VIKING RAID I am an Anglo-Saxon boy, named Finn, and I live in a village by a river. One warm sunny morning I was on a small hill some distance from the village when I noticed a ridge of white on the horizon. At first I thought it was a fog bank, but then I saw the red stripes of Viking sails. It was a lovely sight but horrible thoughts ran through my mind as I built the fire with which I intended to warn the village „ By the time the ships reached the mouth of the river I had the fire blazing well and could hear the sound of hammers from the people building the barricade. After the Vikings rounded a bend of the river I heard the sound of a great battle. About an hour later I saw the Viking ships leave. I raced through the woods to the village and found two houses on fire but mine was not among them. My mother came out panting, We have beaten the Vikings. - BoMacCulloch L5 LOWER 4 There is a class called Lower Four, The teacher hopes there ' ll be no more Than twenty— five people in that class, I hope her wish will come to pass. Friday tests come one, two, three, Spelling, Mental and English B, Tuesday on the way to gym we go, In summer, autumn and winter snow» Wednesday we sing galore, galore, From ' A Drunken Sailor ' to ' Sir Eglamore ' . All the time with laughter we roar. That ' s not all, we do lots more. - Victor Goldberg,