Absolute Bananas

Fighting Words Offaly, Scoil Bhride Primary School Edenderry, Offaly, 4th Class, 8th March 2024

Jeff is in his house reading a magazine and he sees an ad for an animal shelter. Jeff really wanted a dog because his childhood dog Turbo had eaten a rotten banana and died. This had left Jeff traumatised and was full of hatred for rotten bananas.

He saw a picture of a Labrador in the shelter and it reminded him of his childhood Labrador Turbo.

He didn’t know if he should get a dog because he was a scholar and he was very busy with his studies.

He called his friend Cooper the magician but it went to voicemail, and then when Jeff was about to record a message Cooper spoke and said ‘Abrakazab, what do you need my old friend?’.

Jeff said ‘I’m looking for a dog but I am very busy with my studies, would you be able to mind a dog while I am studying to finish college.’

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They went to the shelter and while they were there, they found that the Labrador had been stolen from the shelter and a trail of rotten bananas was leading to a secret passageway.

Jeff immediately remembered that his arch enemy Ben the Mutant Rotten Banana had put rotten bananas all around his house when Turbo passed.

Cooper insisted that they follow the trail of rotten bananas into the passageway.

Jeff was feeling very worried and anxious because rotten bananas were his greatest fear.

He saw Ben the Mutant Rotten Banana scanning his eye at a machine to enter the passageway.

When Jeff tried to enter the passageway…