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Garden plot tale ends in village pride and quarrel
In a village a flower show prize turns sour as residents dig up gardens in a frenzy after a tale of buried treasure. Bill Chambers and Henry Walker lead the ditching spree, Bob Pretty spitefully claims the top prize, and George English warns of ill fortune. A parson’s sermon aspects and a pig escape punctuate a comic yet sharp social twist.
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Bob Pretty
Bob Hisself
George English
Bob
Australia
Miss Wicks
Bill Chambers
George
Jona Biges
Hla
Bill
Notica
Henery Walker
Peter Smith
Joe Gubbins
Qt Dee Joe and Benery Walker
Henery
Sam Jones
Ses
Flenery
Bill Charebers
Bul Chambers
Joe
Jones
Gill Chambers
Formin
Mill Lane
Henry Walker
Sam
Fawlett
Honery Walker
Ralph Thomson
Ralph
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