This afternoon I had the radio on and had the good fortune to catch a particular news item which made me chuckle.
Apparently, two children tried to elope to Africa to get married. Aged six and seven, they planned to have a five year old as their witness. So it was legal, of course.
They'd packed sunglasses, swimming trunks, summer clothes, some provisions and a li-lo. Job done.
While their parents slept, they 'd walked a mile to the tram stop, taken a tram to the railway station which would ultimately have taken them to the airport.
A railway guard alerted police and the children were persuaded to wait a few years since they couldn't go far without money or a ticket. They were given a tour of the local police station instead by way of consolation. Eh? Africa/police station? Hot n sunny meets dingy and crim filled. Surely someone somewhere might have had a more imaginative consolation prize to offer...? Oops I digress.
Now, I have THE most vivid imagination and I could easily picture these little lovebirds [ and their 5 year old witness] toddling along; sunglasses on, li-lo at the ready, hauling their case to sunny Africa. A part of me would have liked them to have made it a bit further. It has the makings of a Frank Capra movie about it. Especially the beautiful metaphor that is the li-lo. Genius.
Forget the credit crunch, forget national disasters...We should have more news items like this.
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