What did they wear? Evie knew THAT. She'd seen one before. In the town centre, but she hadn't spoken to the lady. Only because she was scared she'd tell her something that she wouldn't like hearing. And Grandaddy said NEVER EVER EVER to talk to strangers. Unless they seemed nice and were your friends. Like everyone in this classroom. After listening to a few people pipe up, Evie offered her own hand in the air and wiggled her fingers about.

"They wear pointed shoes with bells on the point at the front, and when they wiggle their toes it goes dingy-ding and then they make everything they said would happen, HAPPEN." You know, because that was how she'd use the bells. And she never had known when to stop confusing convenient answers with her thoughts.