Strangers
They think they're so smart.
John, Margaret, Peter, Jean; their pranks always went astray, for nobody could trick Mary Poppins. William, Mary, Brian, Joan; they never won an argument, no matter how clever they were trying to be. And as for David, Patricia, James, and Sheila, they couldn't hide the mess in their rooms by shoving it under the bed or into the wardrobe.
There was nothing you could do that deceived Mary.
Not Ronald, who insisted that his sister's paints had somehow gone missing on their own; or Doreen, who promised that her little brother's teddy had always been missing an eye. That had been a pie-crust promise, to say the least.
She knew that Kenneth liked to read about exotic animals and that June had no interest in the weather at all. As for George, he kept his mother's trinket under his pillow after she passed away, while Shirley tapped a finger against her leg when she lied.
No, they could never fool her. She knew each and every one of them, even before she had stepped through the door; all of their names listed in her mind. Not one of them was a mystery to her. Mary Poppins made it her business to know all of the children who were under her care, so when Thomas and Alan said they were Alan and Thomas, Mary wasn't convinced in the slightest.
I realised that I never did a little shoutout post for the fact I've posted over 50 prompts for Mary now! We're catching up with the rest I've written so... updates may be even slower after another 10 or so, but thank you to everyone who has read, followed, liked, commented, etc., it means a lot 3 I wasn't expecting to get much/any interest at all- this has been awesome. Hope you guys continue to enjoy as we still have another 313 to go from here onward, not including bonus (requested prompts) lmao so hang in there... It's going to be a long one.
Also, please message me if you're interested in the MP discord I've made because it'll be great to have more stans of the MP universe and all the people involved in that process. Love you all and hope you're enjoying the last of your Easter break.