Excerpt from DANNY CHAMPION OF THE WORLD

John Kielty

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Description

A more youthful side - whispered, earnest.

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Young Adult (18-35)

Accents

Scottish (General)

Transcript

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I listened and listened. I held my breath and listened again. I had a queer feeling, but the whole wood was listening with me the trees and the bushes, the little animals hating in the undergrowth, on the birds roosting in the branches. All were listening, even the silence. I was listening Silence. I was listening to silence. I switched on the torch. A brilliant beam of light reached out ahead of me like a long wait arm. Oh, that was better. We'll never Any way I could see what I was going. The keepers would also see. But I didn't care about the keeper's anymore. The only person I cared about was my father. I wanted him back. I get the torch on and went deeper into the wood. Dad, I showed it dot It's Donnie. Are you there? I didn't know what direction I was going in. I just went on walking and calling out walking and calling. And each time I called, I would stop and listen. But no answer came after the time my voice began to go all Tremblay. I started to see silly things like Dad. Please tell me what you are. Please answer me. Please. Please. And I knew that if I wasn't careful, the sheer hopelessness of all would get the better of me. And I would simply give up. Lie down under the trees. Are you there dot Are you there? I showed it is Danny. I stood still listening, listening, listening And in the silence that followed ahead. Or thought I heard the faint but also feet sound of a human voice. A fruit and kept waiting. Yes, Well, that it was again. I ran towards the sound. Dad. A shooted. It's Danny. Where are you? A stopped again and listened. This time the answer came. Just load enough for me to hear the words I'm here. The voice Koldo over here! It was him. I was so excited. My legs began to get all shiki. Where are you, Danny? My father called out. Well, I'm here, Dad, I'm coming With the beam of the torch shining ahead of me I ran towards the voice The trees were bigger here and spaced farther apart. The ground was a carpet of brown leaves from last year and was good to run on. I didn't call Oh, anymore after that are simply dashed ahead on all at once. His voice was right in front of me. Stop, Danny, Stop! He showed it a stop date. I shone the torch over the ground. I couldn't see him. But when all you dot I'm down here. Come forward slowly, But be careful. Don't fall in. I crept forward. Then I saw the pen. I went to the edge of it. And Sean the late downward. And there was my father. He was sitting on the floor of the pit and he looked up into the late and said Hello, my marvellous darling. Thank you for coming. Are you all right, Dad? My ankle seems to be broken. He said it happened when I fell in. The pit had been dug in the shape of a square with each side about six feet long. But it was the depth of it was so awful. It was at least 12 feet deep. The SAIDs had been cut street down into the earth, presumably with a mechanical shovel. And no man could have claimed out of it without help. Does it hunt? I asked. Yes, he said, it hurts a lot, but don't worry about that. The point is, I've got to get out of here before morning. The keeper's knew I'm here and they're coming back for me as soon as it gets late. Did they take the whole to catch people? I asked? Yes, he said.