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♪ Hey, whatcha doing?

♪ Everybody's moving It's time for Little Lunch

♪ Time for running, swinging, sliding ♪ Uh-huh

♪ Time to bounce and seek and hide ♪ Uh-huh

♪ Shouting, laughing, climbing ♪ Uh-huh

♪ Skip this beat and start that rhyme

♪ Before your class goes back Well, you gotta eat your snack

♪ Take off the plastic wrap

♪ And do a little handclap

♪ Hey, whatcha doing?

♪ Everybody's moving Hey, whatcha doing?

♪ It's time for Little Lunch! ♪

Yesterday was my worst little lunch ever.

And it should have been my best because I had a really good snack.

My mum let me bring a piece of my brother's birthday cake

and it was only Tuesday.

I never get sweet things for a snack on a Tuesday.

But just as I picked up my cake...

Germ-block!

I got germ-blocked.

Germ-block!

Germ-block!

Germ-block!

I was so angry that I had been germ-blocked -

for no reason at all -

that I sat on the steps outside the Real Life Learning Centre

all by myself.

Melanie also sat by herself on the steps

because she'd been germ-blocked and no-one could come near her.

I was too angry to eat my cake.

When someone does something disgusting

they have to get germ-blocked - you do it like this.

Like this. Like this.

Or like this.

Pssssh. Germ-blocked!

Nobody does it like that. Yes, they do.

I've never made that sound.

You should. It makes it more professional.

Technically, I don't think crossing your arms actually blocks any germs.

Otherwise you'd see a lot more doctors and nurses doing it.

Mrs Gonsha says that we shouldn't do the germ-block,

because we're in the playground,

not an episode of a show where they vote you off.

But Mrs Gonsha doesn't have to play with Rory.

I've been germ-blocked five - no, wait.

Maybe six... hundred times.

You can get germ-blocked for doing anything gross.

Picking your nose. Tick.

Spitting. Tick.

Eating food that's dropped on the ground.

Tick. Wait... how is that gross?

I didn't do anything gross.

I didn't do anything at all.

Hey. So why did Melanie get germ-blocked?

She went to the toilet...

..and didn't wash her hands.

I 100% washed my hands!

I can understand Melanie not washing her hands - it's easy to forget.

You know how sometimes you forget to have a shower for a few days?

No. Me either.

I love washing my hands

because we have this nice bubble soap in the girls' toilet

that foams up and it smells like...

..like...

I don't know what it is, but it's something yummy.

I'll trade you these three for that one.

Those three are mine! Really?

Anyway...

The boys' toilets don't have bubbly soap.

They have disgusting soap

that smells like floor cleaner made of horse wee.

The boys' toilets aren't allowed to have bubbly soap anymore.

That's because someone put all the bubbly soap

all over the mirrors and filled up the toilets.

I don't care if you made the toilets smell nice.

You used all the bubbly soap.

Tamara should not have germ-blocked me.

Are you sure she didn't wash her hands?

That doesn't sound like Melanie. Melanie always has very clean hands.

I knew the others would remind Tamara

that I'm a very clean person.

so I decided to count Mrs Snookys until she un-germ-blocked me.

One Mrs Snooky, two Mrs Snookys...

..three Mrs Snookys...

Which should have been about 30 seconds,

which is 30 Mrs Snookys.

She absolutely did not wash her hands.

671 Mrs Snookys...

..672 Mrs Snookys...

Here's what happened.

Mrs Gonsha said Melanie and I could be first out to little lunch

because we were the only ones who didn't chat through Battie's talk

on the variations of leaf patterns on the plants snails eat.

This one is a squiggly one.

This one is a round one.

This one is a rectangular one.

So this one has a long stem, this one has a short...

We went straight to the toilet

'cause we knew there wouldn't be a queue.

Melanie finished first

and I absolutely did NOT hear her turn on the tap.

She didn't hear?

..912 Mrs Snookys...

..913 Mrs Snookys...

What do you mean, you didn't hear?

I mean, I was in the toilet cubicle and I never heard the taps go on.

So if you were in the toilet cubicle, you didn't see.

You couldn't see. There was nothing TO see.

And you would know... how?

Suddenly, there was a hole in Tamara's story

big enough to drive a truck through.

What kind of truck? It's a saying.

Cement mixer?

Hey, how about these? I'll give you these.

They're mine too!

They're all mine, Rory. These are MY footy cards.

I kept losing count of my Mrs Snookys,

so I decided not to wait for Tamara to un-germ-block me.

I didn't even care anyway.

I'm confused. Are you confused, Debra-Jo?

I'm very confused, Atticus.

How did Tamara know what Melanie did or didn't do

if she was in the toilet cubicle the whole time?

I mean, it's not like she could see through the toilet door.

Even if I could see through the toilet door,

I wouldn't have seen Melanie washing her hands

because she wasn't there and she didn't wash them!

When I get germ-blocked, I don't mind

because I like being by myself anyway.

But something told me Melanie minded very much.

Are you still germ-blocked, Melanie? No, Battie.

I'm sitting on the steps 'cause I love having no-one to play with

and being too angry to eat my cake. Yes, I'm still germ-blocked!

The something that told me was Melanie.

I didn't mean to yell at Battie,

but I was so mad I'd been germ-blocked

while Tamara got to play with Debra-Jo and Atticus.

Maybe you were flushing while she was washing.

I... I... Maybe that's why you didn't hear?

I flush then opened the door straightaway.

I don't stand there and look, I'm not a monster!

I would've seen her at the sink. She wasn't there, I tell you!

Someone was starting to crack.

You know I'm talking about Tamara?

Tamara was starting to crack.

Let's go over this one more time.

You were in the toilet and you heard Melanie leave.

Ow!

Bullseye! I mean, sorry, Tamara.

Where were we? I've told you everything.

I was in the toilet, then Melanie flushed.

Then she went out and there was another flush -

Another flush? What other flush?

I don't know, but someone must have been in there because they flushed.

Who? Everyone else was in class.

Who was in the other toilet?

I was busting!

And I didn't think anyone would notice,

just like no-one was noticing anything Battie was saying.

The important thing was nobody knew and would ever know that it was me.

Let me get this straight - you were in the girls' toilets

and then you heard Melanie leave and then you heard another flush?

Yes.

So you wouldn't have heard the tap running.

A toilet flush is much louder than a tap running.

Y-yes. I mean, no.

Actually, I don't think there WAS another flush.

Yes, there was. It was me.

If ever there was a reason to be germ-blocked...

You were in the girls' toilets?

Why were you in the girls' toilets?!

I didn't think anyone would be in there.

And they've got the nice bubbly soap that smells like peppermint chewie.

Oh, that's what it smells like! Peppermint chewie.

Usually I can just sneak in there and no-one will...

Wait. You've been in there before? Yuck! That's disgusting and gross.

No! The boys' toilets are disgusting and gross.

I just wanted to use soap that smells like chewie and go back to class.

But when I came out, Melanie was still wiping her hands on her dress.

So I ducked back in the cubicle... Melanie was what?

Tamara germ-blocked me because I'm too disgusting,

but playing with Rory, who farted in his lunchbox yesterday,

is absolutely fine.

Rory, this is super-important.

Tell me exactly what Melanie was doing.

I just told you. She was wiping her hands on her dress.

Why was she wiping her hands on her dress?

The hand dryers never work.

Did you hear that, Tamara? Rory saw Melanie -

Tamara Noodle, I want to talk to you.

I want to be un-germ-blocked right now!

You are, Melanie, because... The germ-block is mean and unfair.

Especially for you, beca... What kind of world do we live in

where we exclude people because of a rule? We shouldn't exclude anybody!

We're trying to tell you your germ-block is over.

What? Yep!

No more germ-block. Whatever.

Come on. What do you want to play?

She was getting away with it.

She was getting away with it.

She was getting away with it!

And by 'it', are we talking about the thing hanging out of her dress?

She had toilet paper stuck to her dress.

I was gonna germ-block Tamara so bad!

But then I remembered how bad I felt

doing a thousand and - I forgot how many - Mrs Snookys

and I'd just given a big speech

about how we shouldn't germ-block each other, blah, blah, blah.

It's just toilet paper. Big deal.

Melanie is so right.

The germ-block is stupid.

Especially when you have toilet paper hanging from your dress,

which is obviously an accident that you can't help.

Thanks, Melanie.

Germ-block!

Were you listening, Rory? No.

We're not doing germ-block anymore. But don't you want -

I want to eat my brother's birthday cake before the bell -

Worst little lunch ever.

♪ Uh-huh, uh-huh

♪ Hey, whatcha doing?

♪ Everybody's moving, hey, whatcha doing?

♪ Little Lunch! ♪

Yesterday was meant to be the best day of the year,

apart from Christmas, or my birthday,

or the days where I get to pack my own lunch.

It was Grandparents Day.

Grandparents Day is awesome.

All our grandparents and even great-grandparents come.

And we don't have to do any work!

No spelling, no maths,

no trying to remember the names of all the countries in Africa,

and what's a noun, and which lake is the biggest.

And also... And also...

..we have this big morning tea with about a million cakes.

And also we get to be with our grandparents.

That's what I meant.

This year we were having a guest of honour

and our guest of honour was Battie's grandfather.

Battie's grandfather is an inventor.

He invented the special machine for hospitals

to help sick people breathe,

and last month he was on the news because the government...

You forgot the part about the government giving him an award.

Yeah, that's what happened. I forgot

This year was going to be a special Grandparents Day for me.

Everyone was super excited about Pop coming, especially Mrs Gonsha,

who'd been knitting him a 'thank-you-for-coming' scarf.

Battie, I finished!

There were two problems with the 'thank-you-for-coming' scarf.

One, Pop doesn't really like lime green,

and two, Pop wasn't coming.

Battie! Where's Battie?

My pop had a heart attack last week and had to go to hospital.

At least he got to try out the machine he invented.

I hadn't told anyone because I kept hoping he'd get out of hospital.

But he still hadn't.

Now I had to work up the courage to tell Mrs Gonsha.

Working up courage is harder than you think.

Has anyone seen Battie?

His grandfather will be arriving any minute.

He might want to go over his speech.

Battie!

We were pretty sure we knew why Battie had disappeared.

Because of Grandparents Day last year.

Grandparents Day last year was a total disaster.

Debra-Jo started it off.

Debra-Jo played Imagine by John Lennon on the recorder.

I didn't know it was that song. Nobody did.

I guess that's why it's called Imagine.

OK, firstly, everyone knew what song it was.

It was a song?

I thought it was impressions of wounded animals.

Secondly, it wasn't as bad as Rory's rap.

♪ Grandparents get old and busted

♪ Got no teeth and can only eat custard

♪ Grand- ♪ Thank you, Rory!

What? Only eating custard would be awesome.

Can I have my footy?

Luckily, a few of the grandparents weren't able to hear.

Or see.

Because they were stuck outside.

Was it funny? It was pretty funny.

The ramp up into the hall was sealed off

because Eric, the maintenance guy,

had discovered a termite infestation that morning.

So, if you couldn't walk up stairs,

like my nan, who had an operation on her bunions,

then you had to stay outside.

And Mrs Gonsha had to give a running commentary.

Well, they've just finished the slide show

of our excursion to the Bungalan Caves.

They weren't very good photos. My flash was broken.

And now, Debra-Jo is...

..she's picking up the recorder again.

No! Debra-Jo!

Put that down! No, there is not a lull!

I think we might wind it up in here and bring out the tea and cakes now

and join you in the lovely sunshine.

Mrs Gonsha was hoping that Battie's pop

would make this year's Grandparents Day really good

and make everyone forget about last year's.

Battie!

But Battie was worried that this year's would be a disaster too.

He was so worried that he'd gone into hiding.

Sorry, am I in your way, Tamara? A little bit.

I wasn't worried about last year's Grandparents Day.

I liked last year's.

♪ Grandads - got no hair on their heads

♪ It's in their nose and ears instead

♪ Grandmas - got big whiskers

♪ They like drinking tea with soggy biscuits. ♪

I was worried about this year's

and the fact that Mrs Gonsha and all the kids were counting on Pop.

The kids were really excited

because Pop was going to tell them about Stretcho.

Battie!

Pop helped me make my Stretcho arm.

We designed it first, then we spent a whole weekend making it.

I didn't know how to tell everyone that Pop wouldn't be here

to explain why Polybutadiene is such a stretchy compound.

Battie!

I felt bad that last year so many things went wrong

so I told Mrs Gonsha that this year I wanted to make a special effort.

And Mrs Gonsha said, 'For the last time, Debra-Jo,

you cannot play the recorder.'

Only because it could interfere with an older person's pacemaker.

Really? How could it inter-

That's when I told her about the mural.

Rory! The footy?

Seeing as Battie's grandfather was the guest of honour,

I suggested we make a mural

honouring his life's work as an inventor.

Nice one.

Debra-Jo was going to so much trouble to make the mural

that I couldn't tell her Pop wasn't coming.

So answering her questions was tricky on Wednesday.

So, Battie, what would you say were your grandfather's best inventions?

Battie?

And on Thursday.

So, Battie, did your grandfather go to university to become an inventor?

Battie, are you asleep again?

And on Friday.

Battie really needs to go to bed earlier.

I couldn't get any information about his grandfather

so I decided we would concentrate on inventions in general.

Everybody loved my new idea. Nobody loved her new idea.

Only Debra-Jo could turn a day where you don't have to do any work

into a day when you have to do work.

So we have medical breakthroughs, scientific discoveries,

engineering feats and transportation.

Where's transportation?

We don't have anything!

What can we draw? Think! Think!

What's an important invention in transportation?

I know! The wheel!

I think we need a more significant invention than a wheel, Rory.

Melanie, you need to find us three big transport inventions

that aren't too hard to draw.

A wheel isn't too hard to draw.

Go!

I still can't find Battie!

I knew I was being unfair in not telling Mrs Gonsha the truth.

But I didn't know how.

My mum says sometimes she writes things down that are hard to say

so I decided to write Mrs Gonsha a letter.

I wrote the whole story about what happened to Pop

and how he couldn't come to Grandparents Day.

I didn't notice Battie because I was too cross at Debra-Jo

for making me go into the library to research transport inventions.

You shouldn't let her boss you around so much.

Can you get off? I need the whole bars.

Stupid inventions. How do I know?

Why am I always... Battie!

Mrs Gonsha's been looking for you everywhere!

Has she? Grandparents Day is about to start!

Is it? Your pop will be here any minute.

Because Melanie and I were alone,

and because Melanie is always nice, I said...

I know. I'm going to meet him by the gate.

..so I could find somewhere more private to finish my letter.

Which I did.

Even though Mrs Gonsha was worried that she couldn't find Battie,

the mural was going really well.

This mural is a disaster! We need to fill that gap.

Where's Melanie?

Debra-Jo, calm down. The mural is wonderful.

Really? Yes!

But we don't have any more time for that.

I need everyone to stop what they're doing

and help me look for Battie so we can greet his grandfather.

I told Mrs Gonsha that I didn't want to be rude,

but Battie's pop saw Battie all the time.

What he didn't see all the time was a mural made in his honour.

And what did Mrs Gonsha say?

Battie!

Battie!

Battie!

Battie!

I had my letter all finished for Mrs Gonsha.

Once I put my letter in the bottle,

all I had to do was to drop it in a drain,

wait for it to be washed up on the beach

and for someone to find it

and redirect the letter to the school, care of Mrs Gonsha.

According to my calculations,

she should have got it in about 12 years.

Battie!

Make that 12 seconds.

Battie?

That's not like you to litter.

You of all people know that a glass bottle like this

ends up in the ocean and-

Is that a message?

Battie?

What's wrong?

In the end, I was glad Mrs Gonsha got my letter ahead of schedule.

Mrs Gonsha said I hadn't disappointed her at all

and that, anyway, if Pop wasn't there to give a speech,

Debra-Jo could always play the recorder.

Did I hear you say I could play the recorder?

I'll go get it.

Maybe the reason you found it hard to tell us about your pop

is because you don't want him to be sick.

It's hard for us to face the truth sometimes.

Battie, why didn't you tell us about your pop?

Rory, please! Battie wanted to keep it private.

Why? He's awesome!

All the time that I had been talking to Mrs Gonsha,

I hadn't noticed that there was this red flashing light behind us.

Pop invented a machine that helps people breathe in hospitals,

so they like him a lot in hospitals.

And when the nurses and doctors found out

he was missing out on Grandparents Day,

they said they could fix that.

Pop, you're here!

Yesterday was the best day of the year by far.

Mrs Gonsha, I'd like you to meet my pop.

Welcome to Grandparents Day!

The best day by far.

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