ABSTRACT
Discussions between school staff, Ruby and her parents were inconclusive, until one day, in frustration, Ruby broke down and sobbed: ‘It’s just too much to do altogether!’ It transpired that Ruby simply did not want to carry two bags to school. Her solution to not having a single bag big enough to accommodate all she needed to take to school had been to compromise by taking some homework, certain items of her sports kit and part of her lunch, as long as it would all fit in the same single bag. The solution to the school’s problem only arrived when Ruby received a birthday gift of a bigger school bag from her Grandmother.
