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Guy Fawkes Night “Penny for the Guy, penny for the guy. Please sir, could you spare a penny for the guy.” Little children went round collecting money for this special occasion. The older boys and girls gathered wood and helped build the bonfire. In the meantime, clothes were found suitable to stuff the Guy with. An old rounded pillow and a hat for his head and face, an old shirt and trousers were stuffed with straw completed the scene. People worried about the weather. Everyone in the streets was in high spirits. Even the adults rushed around for the night’s events, excitement hung in the air! Night fell like a dark velvet cloak covering the earth with its boundless shadow. The villagers both young and old, including the vicar had made their way to what seemed to be the center of the earth- The village green. The bonfire was lit and its red tongued flames danced in excite animation. Acrid smoke poured from the crackling wood. The most important person of the celebrated evening – Guy Fawkes- could be seen prawned up in the middle as the leaping flames working their way up hungrily. The brightness of the flames against the darkness of the night, exaggerated the mixture of fear and pleasure on everyone’s faces.
The firework display was a beautiful sight. Rockets popped and crackled in the sky. Children shrieked with laughter as they spun their sparklers. Roman candles created a shower of bright colours. Catherine wheels whirled round continuously. The choking odour of smoke did not seem to bother very many people. They were too interested in the phenomenal fire display.
To complete the sensational night the crowd had steaming hot soup that warmed up their insides. The cooked potatoes and sausages tasted delicious. Toasted marshmallows melted into their mouth. This warm meal defeated the cold icy wind which tried to ruin the night for everyone. The fire display went on until eleven’ in the night. The next morning the remains of the bonfire were still

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