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It was a hot, sunny day and the boys and girls in the village school were enjoying their lunchtime games as usual in the schoolyard. However, today, tempers seemed a little more frayed than usual during this particular ball game. I watched the children closely for some time anticipating that the dinner lady who was supervising would have to step in and bring the game to an abrupt end, intervening with the usual talk about sporting behaviour and “it's not the winning, it's the playing” reminder that teachers and dinner ladies are so good at repeating... www.barriemahoney.com and www.thecanaryislander.com