The Flying Classroom

ebastian stood on tiptoe, looked through the window and shook his head. ‘Those demigods are dancing the tango again.’

Climbing the front of the school building · Some sixth-formers practise for dancing class · A form captain who can lose his temper to good effect · A big white false beard · The story of the adventures of The Flying Classroom · A rehearsal of Johnny’s play in rhyme · And an unexpected interruption

Contents

Title Page
Foreword Part One
A discussion between Mrs Kästner and her son · The peak of the Zugspitze mountain · A butterfly called Gottfried · A black and white cat · A little of the eternal snows · A pleasant evening after work · And a farmer’s professional opinion that calves sometimes grow up to be big bullocks
Foreword Part Two
The loss of a green pencil · The size of children’s tears · Little Jonathan Trotz and his ocean voyage · Why his grandparents didn’t meet him · In praise of a thick skin · And the urgent necessity of combining courage and intelligence
Chapter One
Climbing the front of the school building · Some sixth-formers practise for dancing class · A form captain who can lose his temper to good effect · A big white false beard · The story of the adventures of The Flying Classroom · A rehearsal of Johnny’s play in rhyme · And an unexpected interruption
Chapter Two