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Do you like to play tricks on What do you think of Miss
Do you think a 5 year old who
likes reading is an idiot?
genius.
a Mat. Certainly not. Any 5 year old
who can read Chinese is defi nitely a
bright.
a Mat. The play makes me real-
ise that some parents are not very
So how did you enjoy doing
I noticed you and your
friends being shouted at
they?
by 3 other girls. Who are
a Mat. They were the older
girls. They bully us but they also
Miss Trunchbull.
warn us what to expect from
people? Trunchbull?
a Mat. Only my friends. If I did it to a Mat. She just like my class teach-
er. Sorry, just joking.
a Mat. Not really. I don’t know any-
somebody else it would be bullying. a Mat. She’s mean, selfish, cruel,
one with a sense of humour. stupid, greedy and most of all, she’s
a big bully
a Mat. Chinese people don’t do
a Mat. It’s mostly ok when Ma� lda
that. best quali� es!
a Mat. Yeah. And these are her
does it because she’s trying to teach
people a lesson. And it’s funny.
About the story Matilda
reads to Mrs. Phelps, do you
What about Miss Honey?
know who Penny and Leo
are?
a Mat. Kind, selfless, motivat-
respec� ul.
ed, professional, patient and
Mrs. Phelps, do you know who Pen-
ny and Leo are?
a Mat. Just like of all of our
teachers! (laughter)
a Mat. Yeah, they are the unfortu-
anyway.
anyway.
anyway.
nate parents of Miss Honey.
a Mat. Well, most of the � me,
a Mat. Well, most of the � me,
a Mat. Well, most of the � me,
a Mat. And Penny is the sister of
Miss Trunchbull!
a Mat. It was fun, even though it
Do you think it improved
was a lot more work for us leading
your confi dence?
the play? a Mat. Yeah I was pretty shy
a Mat. Yeah, we had a lot more
lines to remember. But everyone
actors. a Mat. Yes. Yes it did.
at first. But seeing all the oth-
pitched in to help, with the staging
ers trying just as hard kind of
courage.
and the costumes and so on.
helped me to muster up all my
a Mat. Yeah. We all had fun