Words in Hand

... it had fallen where? In the penalty area. It's a penalty! Great! But one thing had happened, he couldn't get up, his leg was hurt, stars were floating around his head, he was unconscious. They called on the stretcher bearers. They picked up the injured player, put him on the stretcher and took him off.

The crowd looked with sympathy because he was unconscious. The tigers captain thought and said I'll have to bring on Bruno. He's not to come on to the pitch to play he's to be the goalkeeper and the goalkeeper would come out onto the field, Bruno would go into goal. They called on Bruno.

He should have come out quietly and trotted, but the hut door slammed open and Bruno raced out! The supporters looked and laughed, because his shorts were so long, his boots were so big, they were in hysterics. Bruno was running and then thought 'Am I good? No!' He felt ashamed. They're teasing me! Why are they teasing me? They were laughing, the supporters, his fat was bouncing as he was running. Why are they laughing, do think that's nice, do they think that's alright?

There was the ball sitting on the penalty spot. He ignored going into goal. I must show them that I'm good. He decided I'm going to hit that penalty and score! Show them I'm good! The supporters were still laughing. He ran, but he just thought about the ball. The penalty, came closer and closer towards it. The tiger shouted 'Don't! I never said that. Don't! Go back into goal!'

The referee blew the whistle, Bruno kicked it! What happened? It soared straight over the bar and the crowd looked towards the ball (as it) soared over the bar, started laughing. Bruno was ashamed. Tex, the captain, 'I said to you, you're in goal, you're not to kick the ball!' Bruno felt so foolish, so ashamed. He started walking back towards the goal ...