The document compares aspects of life from the past ("olden days") to modern times. It describes how toys, transportation, writing utensils, housing, bathing, and childhood games and punishments have changed over time, with past versions being more primitive, difficult, or unpleasant compared to current easier, more advanced, and comfortable options.

1. The past and the
present
By Evelyn

2. In the olden days
they had wooden
toys like a rocking
horse
Or a dolls house

3. Now we have soft
toys or plastic toys
like a teddy bear
Or a crown

4. In the olden days we
had a carriage with
a horse
To ride to school or
to work.

5. Now we have cars to
transport it's much
faster.
They have lots of
buttons and speeds.

6. In the olden
days they had
to use ink pens
to write.
It will be hard
to write with
that now.

7. Know we have pens and pencils
It's much Easier and you don't
need ink.

8. In the olden days
they had a cottage
It's was small and
there wasn't much
room.

9. Now we have big buildings
It's much crozier and there
is lots of room.

10. This is
the olden
days bath
It must be
cold. Dad
had the
first bath,
then mum
and the
children
went from
oldest to
youngest.

11. Know we chose if
we go first or not .
The water is a lot
warmer.

12. Girls played
clapping games or
hop scotch
And elastics.

13. If you where
naughty you would
get the strap or the
cane