A very shabby suitcase...

What if you went to live in a very old house and whilst you were exploring you came across a very old, shabby looking suitcase. What would you do?

Would you listen very carefully to make sure there was nothing alive in it?

Would you shake it to see if anything rattled?

Would you open it? Rowan class decided they would open it very carefully, as soon as they worked out how ...

then peek inside to see what was in it before opening it up fully.

Well there wasn't anything dangerous looking, but there was some curious things.

A lamp 

and a letter.

Maya read the letter and it told us that someone called Florence was going to a hospital, where there was a war. Maya thought it was from someone called Florence Nightingale. She was writing to her parents to tell them not to worry.

In the suitcase there was also an apron,

a very old looking blouse, 

 

an old fashioned hat (that's what Jasper thought)

 

a 'dress' skirt,

another blouse,

 

and a sash with a funny word on it. 

 

There was an old fashioned shawl, but it was very thin and didn't look like it would keep anyone warm. The letter said Florence was about to board a boat. We thought that maybe she was going somewhere hot.

 

There was another blouse, apron and more hats in the suitcase too.

We were beginning to wonder lots of things ...