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Draft storyAt home on Eddie’s round

The wee visitors at the window

Keep what is still useful, and thank everyone on the bin crew.

A draft: the words and pictures are waiting for an educator’s review.

Who’s in it

Meet everyone in Gullbrae

The story

Rowan saves a cardboard box at the kitchen table, with a castle drawing beside it.

Rowan saved a cardboard box to make a castle.

Zara, Rowan and Euan watch from the window with a grown-up.

At the window, the children wondered who helps Eddie on his round.

Eddie waves from the parked lorry while Malik works beside it.

Eddie waved from the parked cab while Malik did his own job.

The children look at a picture of Priya on a tablet.

They learned about Priya, who knows where different materials go.

Rowan shows his cardboard castle at the window as the lorry passes.

Rowan held up his castle, and got a very grand wave back.

Buddy beside Rowan and his castle.

Buddy asked everyone to choose one habit: keep it, use it again, or cut down.

Buddy: “Before we choose a bin, could we use it again?”

Draft, 19 October 2026. The words and pictures are not yet reviewed by an educator. The story follows the outline in our story guide.

The real-life bit

A whole team works on collection day, not just the driver. Watch and wave from your window or garden, never from the road. Gullbrae is made up. Your council’s own rules are the ones to follow.

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