We've got a first name for The Secret of Cloven Hill's hero. As the book's set in Forres ( maybe not quite the same but remember Macbeth?) I'd to explain that amongst a lot of suggestions the two Hanks put forward, might not convey a Scottish touch. The worthy class-teachers and I spoke about Charles Dickens and his genius for names. The kids liked Nicholas Nickleby- but that didn't fit the bill either.
So, we've come up with Burns. There were loads of other names and drawings of what he could look like. The six toes appealed and I see someone's now drawn a picture of him labelled Burnsie- we'll have to put it to the vote next week to see if that'd suit him better.
Tanya, our Forres Gazette editor came to take a photograph. Posted on a wobbly chair, she achieved balance whilst capturing a, hopefully, creative moment of the kids then shouting,'don't try this at home,' hopped down then headed back to her office with the day's hot news. Wonder if there'll be a sell out.
Next week, it's a surname and what Burnsie saw out of the window. Stay tuned if you pardon the cliche.
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