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Could you survive...

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in enemy territory?

Three Ballachulish friends were captured in France during World War Two and escorted towards a German Prisoner of War camp. They knew conditions would be terrible. On the way to the camp, the daring trio escaped! But what next? Deep in enemy-occupied territory, could you survive?

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Question 1

Are you good at disguises?

Yes, I love dressing up!

No, I hate having to put on strange outfits

If my life depended on it!

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B

C

Great. The three friends, Willie Kemp, Sandy MacDonald and Ginger Wilson, buried their soldiers’ helmets in a garden, then hid their clothes in a ditch. They borrowed new outfits from the French villagers so that nobody would know they were British.

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It did! The three friends, Willie Kemp, Sandy MacDonald and Ginger Wilson, buried their soldiers’ helmets in a garden, then hid their clothes in a ditch. They borrowed new outfits from the French villagers so that nobody would know they were British

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Oh dear. The three friends, Willie Kemp, Sandy MacDonald and Ginger Wilson, buried their soldiers’ helmets in a garden, then hid their clothes in a ditch. They borrowed new outfits from the French villagers so that nobody would know they were British. It was their only way to survive.

Question 2

How would you find your way to safety without a map?

Follow my nose – I'm great at geography

Use the stars as a guide

Rip the pages from a children's atlas

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C

B

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Urgh, right. Like a sniffer dog? In the French village, the Ballachulish men took pages from a little boy’s atlas.

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Great idea. In the French village, the Ballachulish men took pages from a little boy’s atlas.

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Let's hope you're an amazing astrologist. In the French village, the Ballachulish men took pages from a little boy’s atlas.

Question 3

Where would you hide until the coast was clear?

In a house in the village

In a haystack

In a wood

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C

B

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The friends wanted to get away from the village in case their captors realised they’d escaped. They hid in a wood, then a haystack. (It would have been a bit itchy!)

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The friends headed to a wood, but got a little lost in the dark. Oops. Eventually they found a haystack to hide in. (It would have been a bit itchy!)

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Great idea. After getting lost in a dark wood, they eventually found a haystack to hide in. (Though it would have been a bit itchy.)

Question 4

You’d have a long journey ahead of you to get to safety. How far do you think you should walk?

50 miles

1000 miles

500 miles

A

C

B

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Oh dear. Maybe just surrender now – the men would need to cover over a thousand miles to reach the Spanish town of San Sebastian, even travelling through the Pyrénées mountains.

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A good start – but the men would need to cover over a thousand miles to reach the Spanish town of San Sebastian, even travelling through the Pyrénées mountains.

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That’s right - the men would need to cover over a thousand miles to reach the Spanish town of San Sebastian, even travelling through the Pyrénées mountains.

Question 5

You have to cross a partly bombed bridge. French civilians are crossing but there are German soldiers on duty. What could you do?

Panic, cry out, then run the opposite direction

Crawl between their legs and hope nobody notices

Confidently stroll across with the others, whistling casually

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C

B

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A better idea would be what Willie, Sandy and Ginger did – they strolled confidently across and even said ‘Bonjour’ to the guard! Success!

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Perfect! Willie, Sandy and Ginger strolled confidently across and even said ‘Bonjour’ to the guard! Success!

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What? Are you the size of an ant? They’d notice. Better do what Willie, Sandy and Ginger did – they strolled confidently through and even said ‘Bonjour’ to the guard! Success!

Question 6

Do you speak a language that most other people in the world don't understand?

Yes

I could probably make one up

No

A

C

B

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Brilliant. Willie, Sandy and Ginger bamboozled German soldiers every time by speaking Gaelic. They even convinced people that they were Russian, which at that time was still a neutral country.

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That’s a shame. Willie, Sandy and Ginger bamboozled German soldiers every time by speaking Gaelic. They even convinced people that they were Russian, which at that time was still a neutral country.

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You’d better be convincing! Willie, Sandy and Ginger bamboozled German soldiers every time by speaking Gaelic. They even convinced people that they were Russian, which at that time was still a neutral country.

Question 7

You're about to be stopped on the Spanish border. What would you do?

Tickle the guard

Go along with it. I can always try again later.

Fall to the ground and pretend to be asleep

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C

B

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A creative strategy! The three Highland friends were stopped many times as they tried to cross into Spain. They didn’t tickle anyone. Each time they allowed themselves to be put in Spanish prisons then taken back to France. They just kept trying!

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Do you actually think that would work? The three Highland friends were stopped many times as they tried to cross into Spain. Each time they allowed themselves to be put in Spanish prisons then taken back to France. They just kept trying!

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The three Highland friends were stopped many times as they tried to cross into Spain. Each time they allowed themselves to be put in Spanish prisons then taken back to France. They just kept trying!

Question 8

Finally, you come to a river. It’s deep and flowing quickly but you have to get across. What do you do?

Swim - swimming is easy when you're great at it!

Convince a friendly swan to give you a lift

Swim, it’s not easy but worth a try

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C

B

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Willie and Ginger managed to swim across, but poor Sandy got swept away. Good job he had his two friends to rescue him. Swimming across deep and flowing rivers is often a very bad idea!

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Oh dear. You’d have probably got swept away like Sandy. Good job he had his two friends to rescue him. Swimming across deep and flowing rivers is often a very bad idea!

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This isn't a fairy tale, you know! The three friends tried swimming instead – only Sandy got swept away. Good job he had his two friends to rescue him. Swimming across deep and flowing rivers is often a very bad idea!

THE END

At last, the Ballachulish men made it to the British Consulate in Spain! They survived… but could you?