The Great Can Drive

On the Monday before Thanksgiving, Miss Ropey was telling her class the origins of Black Friday.

".... And that’s why we call this holiday Black...." she was about to finish when Principal Prickly started to make an announcement on the tannoy.

"Principal Prickly here to remind all you future people that it is the start of the Black Friday Toy Drive to collect unwanted toys to stop the fights in the toy shops. So collect, collect, collect! That is all."

Everyone groaned, as the knew that the Aubrees, who were in Mrs Yearlight's class that year, would win like always. Everyone in Miss Ropey's class decided to drop out, except Mickey, who knew the true meaning behind the Toy Drive.

Mickey only collect enough toys that one would deem "passable," so his friends decide to pep him up one lunchtime, but then the Aubrees came up and insulted them, at which point they all decided to join the Toy Drive, just to beat the Aubrees. They collected lots of toys and so did the Aubrees, to the point where got help from pick-up trucks.

In assembly on Black Friday, Principal Prickly announced the results.

"Miss Ropey’s class: 5273. Mrs Yearlight’s class: 5273."

It was a tie, which everyone was unhappy about. Just then, an elderly former student presented an extra toy, which everyone fought over, despite Mickey’s protests. The toy pyramid came down and everyone carelessly stood on them, ruining them.

"Look what you all did," yelled Mickey, "Now there WILL be fights on Black Friday!"

Everyone felt ashamed at what they did.

After lunch, when Mickey went back to class, everyone was waiting for him. They told him that they had been working together and thus, they had collected twice as many toys as before. Just then, Principal Prickly made another announcement on the tannoy.

"Now that the Black Friday Toy Drive is finally over, I wanna remind everyone that Monday is the start of the Cyber Book Drive. So collect, collect, collect! That is all!"

The End.

Note: I WOULD rename this the Great TOY Drive, but since I’m writing this note at the end of writing this episode, it is too late.