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- People in story:听
- Pat Vines
- Location of story:听
- Newbridge in the Welsh Valleys
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A2701900
- Contributed on:听
- 04 June 2004
I was five years old when war was declared. The young man who lived next door to us was in the Merchant Navy, and was serving in Bermuda. He once came home on leave, bringing a lot of fruit with him, and he gave me a banana - a fruit that was very scarce during the war years.
I was so proud of this banana, every day when I wheeled my doll pram outside in the avenue, I had the banana displayed on the front. I would not peel it, because I wanted to keep it forever, so eventually it went brown and became inedible! I still think of those days whenever I eat a banana.
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