by Madelon Muschamp, Room 3, St Francis Xavier School, Dunedin
(The following is a fictional account of ANZAC morning as imagined by a 6-year old girl.)
We arrived at Anzac Cove (not Brighton Beach).
I heard a bullet zoom past my ear. I was getting out of the boat when I heard a bullet explode next to me.
One of the soldiers got shot in the leg and that soldier was my best friend Nick. Nick was one of the oldest soldiers. Then I heard several more bombs explode beside our boat.
A few seconds later I saw a bullet shoot past my feet. Quickly I dived down onto the sand. It was the worst morning ever.
Madelon Muschamp is a 6 year old pupil at St Francis Xavier School in Dunedin. She is one of our contributor Jeff Dillon‘s grandchildren.
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