Jeff fell backwards off the back of the couch and hit his head on the floor. He howled with pain for a while, and got to the sniff and nose-wipe stage just as the first part of the meal was finishing. Now the big tin of fruit salad was opened and the kids lined up for their next helping. They pushed and shoved as Roland did his best to fill the mugs with his ladle.

"Turn the tap off!" shouted Samuel.

The dishes trough was over-flowing with steaming hot water as Mr Gamper spun the tap. It came off in his hand so he ran to the closet and turned the water off at the main valve.

"Who left it on?" he asked.

"Not me," said all the kids near to him.

He plunged his hand into the steaming sink and pulled the plug. He tried to be as quick as possible but his hand came back red and half cooked.

"Youch!"

"How are you going to get it back in?" asked Tamzina.

"With my other hand."

With a mighty plunge, Mr Gamper tried to get the plug back into the hole before all the water was gone. It banged in, pushed by the pressure, and jumped out. That was all Mr Gamper could tolerate. Now he had two red, half-cooked hands. He watched in sad frustration as the last of the hot water tore away, and the pipe burped ferociously. He put the plug in and went to the closet to turn the valve on again.

Miss Trollop blew the whistle and waited. The kids quieted down and she waited another few seconds for Donald while put the poker back yet again into the bucket by the fire.

'The results of the nature collection," said Miss Trollop "Are as follows. The Streakers managed to bring in most of the native bush growing round here. We may get into trouble over this huge pile, so we'll have to dump it somewhere. I couldn't give them many points because they collected things from a long way off the track. Also, they had a lot of exotics, such as poplar, willow, pine and dock. After penalties, and considering everything, Mr Gamper and I have given the Streakers only ten points."

Cheering and booing.

"The Zombies didn't do much better. That piece of gate post and the electric wires came from a paddock a long way down the road. Roland, you'll have to take them back later. And Marcus, you were told not to collect exotics. You don't get any points for pot plants or roses. They were part of the camp and you should have left them alone. We're giving your team ten points as well."