So as I have said before, I must have an unusual bus. I know this, because I have talked to the other bus drivers. I know that this does not seem possible because the bus looks like every other school bus on the road. Okay, maybe a bit of rust in places, but still the typical yellow with black striped bus that you see.
So, it is not uncommon that the front two seats where the kids sit have a big "back of seat" barrier in front of them, and, as such, there are places in these barriers where a foot can go through. Of course, this leads to the always popular game of tag or peek-a-boo that occurs between driver, student(s) getting on, and the foot of the student sitting in the front seat.
One day I got tired of this, and promptly announced to the student sitting in the front seat (so that the whole bus could hear) that he should not begin the "game" as the troll will surely grab his foot and take his shoe.
"There's a troll on the bus?...no there isn't."
"Oh yes, he lives under the steps."
"Really?...."
"Yes."
"No there isn't!"
"Okay, suit yourself, but he is very fond of shoes and boots...especially if they are extremely stinky."
The child kept to his game.
On the third day of the "foot game," I had to get up and go to the back of the bus to sedate some of the "mad" behavior. As I turned to head back to the front of the bus, there was a blood curdling scream. When I got back to the driver's seat, all I could understand was that a hand grabbed on to the student's shoes and began to pull. In the confusion, one shoe disappeared.
Fortunately, the student had a spare pair of shoes to wear. But, sad to say, I can not say where that shoe disappeared to, but the "foot game" is no longer in practice on my bus.
#schoolbuskids. Originally posted on Facebook autumn 2015. Roy Edward Power
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