Sarah Lean - Duckling Days

“Hammer, please,” Mr Spark said, and used it to lever out a sharp nail. “Can you hold the torch and shine it under there?”

Tiger pointed the torch under the floorboards so Mr Spark could see where to stretch his arm into the gap to reach for the wires.

“There’s something else in there,” said Tiger, peering in. “Can you get it for me?”

It was an old newspaper, and Mr Spark gave it to Tiger to have a look at while he joined up some wires. The newspaper was yellow and it crackled in Tiger’s hands. It was dated Thursday 7 May 1953.

“Did people live in the house all those years ago?” Tiger said, interested that she had found something from the past.

“Lots of people have come and gone from here. The house was built over two hundred years ago,” said Mr Spark. “Snippers, please.”

Tiger passed the snippers then looked through the newspaper while she waited for her next instruction. She turned a page and couldn’t believe her eyes. A headline read MAY DAY FAYRE and there was a photograph of lots of people standing on the lawn of Willowgate House.

“Look!” Tiger said, showing the page to Mr Spark. “Look at all the people who visited here.” She read the article out loud to him.

“More than a hundred people attended the annual May Day Fayre at Willowgate House last Saturday, hosted by Mrs Humble as she celebrated her eightieth birthday. Mrs Humble sat outside on the porch and watched the sack races and the children maypole dancing.” Tiger was amazed and looked up at Mr Spark, who was peering closely at the photo.

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