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by **GalFisk** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 11:53 am

How did Jennings' (H/T/M) choleric boarding school teacher, Mr. L. P. Wilkins (H/A/M) come to love one of his two identical hideous ceramic vases?
FSEI - based on a Norwegian radio play, in turn based on the Jennings books by Anthony Buckeridge.

by **doriana_** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:30 pm

Does he hate the other vase? feel neutral towards it?

Relevant where he got the vases from? If so, did he buy them? receive them as a gift? inherit them?

Relevant what the vases look like? If so, is their shape relevant? colour? pattern?

by **Sundowner64** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:32 pm

Do the vases have historical or antiquarian value? are they famous? one of them?
Are they copies of a famous vase? one of them?
Relevant how Mr Wilkins came into possession of the vases?
Were the vases empty? were they used in some way? other than for decoration?
Did one of the vases get destroyed? both?

by **BitterLemonCurry** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:44 pm

Does Mr. Wilkins even know that they are two vases? (as opposed to: does a vase get replaced without him knowing?)

by **GalFisk** » Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:58 pm

Edited: Does he hate the other vase?Yes. feel neutral towards it?No.

Relevant where he got the vases from? Noish. If so, did he buy them? No. receive them as a gift? inherit them? Either one of these works.

Relevant what the vases look like? Only that they're identical and hideous. If so, is their shape relevant? No. colour? pattern? They have cows and purple roses.

Do the vases have historical or antiquarian value? He claims so. are they famous? one of them? No to both.
Are they copies of a famous vase? one of them? No to both.
Relevant how Mr Wilkins came into possession of the vases? See above.
Were the vases empty? Yes. were they used in some way? other than for decoration? No to both.
Did one of the vases get destroyed? Yes, explore. both? No.

Does Mr. Wilkins even know that they are two vases? Yes. (as opposed to: does a vase get replaced without him knowing?) No.

by **Biograd1** » Fri Dec 08, 2023 8:03 pm

I suppose Jennings is relevant, otherwise you wouldn't have mentioned him in the puzzle statement? My first thought was that Jennings made the vases and/or gave them to his teacher, but it seems we've ruled that out--so was Jennings involved in breaking the vase that broke? Did Jennings put the vase back together after it broke?

by **GalFisk** » Sat Dec 09, 2023 11:59 pm

I suppose Jennings is relevant, otherwise you wouldn't have mentioned him in the puzzle statement? Yes. My first thought was that Jennings made the vases and/or gave them to his teacher, but it seems we've ruled that out--so was Jennings involved in breaking the vase that broke? Yes. Did Jennings put the vase back together after it broke? No.

by **Sundowner64** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 11:21 am

Did Mr Wilkins get both vases at once? (as opposed to: he got one, thought it is unique, then got the second one and startet to hate both out of disappointment)
Did he start to miss the broken vase? and thus, started to value the other one that is still there?
Relevant where the vases were in his house? Did they stand close to each other? or, maybe in entirely different parts of the house? outdoors?
Were the vases huge? is now there an empty spot where the vase used to be?
Did other people relevantly see the vases? and/or notice that one of them is gone now?
Did Jennings break the vase? on purpose?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:27 pm

Did Mr Wilkins get both vases at once? Yes. (as opposed to: he got one, thought it is unique, then got the second one and startet to hate both out of disappointment) Nice idea, but no.
Did he start to miss the broken vase? He claimed so. and thus, started to value the other one that is still there? No.
Relevant where the vases were in his house? No, and they were in his office. Did they stand close to each other? Yes. or, maybe in entirely different parts of the house? outdoors? No to both.
Were the vases huge? Unknown, but probably pretty big.is now there an empty spot where the vase used to be? Irr.
Did other people relevantly see the vases? Yes. and/or notice that one of them is gone now? Hard to answer, rephrase.
Did Jennings break the vase? Yes. on purpose? No.

by **BitterLemonCurry** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:32 pm

If it weren't for the vase, would something more valuable got broken? Would Mr Wilkins have been injured?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:34 pm

If it weren't for the vase, would something more valuable got broken? Would Mr Wilkins have been injured? No to both.
Edit: I made a mistake in an answer above, the correct answer is: were they used in some way? other than for decoration? One of them was.

by **BitterLemonCurry** » Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:41 am

Did Mr Wilkins love the broken vase? The other one?
Was the vase broken in two? Shattered into a lot of pieces? A bit broken off of it? Was it repaired?
Was something hidden inside the broken vase, and revealed when it broke?

by **GalFisk** » Wed Dec 13, 2023 9:57 am

Did Mr Wilkins love the broken vase? No, but explore. The other one? Yes, eventually.
Was the vase broken in two? Shattered into a lot of pieces? This. A bit broken off of it? Was it repaired? No, it was practically pulverized.
Was something hidden inside the broken vase, and revealed when it broke? No.

by **Sundowner64** » Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:34 pm

Was Mr Wilkins present when Jennings broke the vase? if not: relevant how he found out that Jennings did it?
Was Jennings on the way to something illicit when the vase broke? Did he sneak into Mr Wilkins' office? or tried to sneak out?
Did Mr Wilkins and Jennings have an argument when the vase broke?
Was there something relevant hidden or stored in or under the vase? Did the vase hide a secret cabinet?
Did the breaking of the vase help Mr Wilkins to find out something? did he benefit in some way from the fact that the vase was gone?

by **GalFisk** » Wed Dec 13, 2023 5:21 pm

Was Mr Wilkins present when Jennings broke the vase? Yes. if not: relevant how he found out that Jennings did it?
Was Jennings on the way to something illicit when the vase broke? Did he sneak into Mr Wilkins' office? or tried to sneak out? No to all.
Did Mr Wilkins and Jennings have an argument when the vase broke? Soon after.
Was there something relevant hidden or stored in or under the vase? Did the vase hide a secret cabinet? No to both.
Did the breaking of the vase help Mr Wilkins to find out something? No. did he benefit in some way from the fact that the vase was gone? No.

by **Sundowner64** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 10:41 am

Did Jennings break the vase on purpose? accidentally?
Did he drop it? tip it over? drop something on the vase? hit the vase with something?
Relevant what he did when the vase broke? Something Mr Wilkins had told him to do? or what he did in an attempt to help Mr Wilkins?
Was the broken vase that one that was used for another purpose (other than decoration)? or the other one?
Was Mr Wilkins in the end happy that this vase broke, and not the other one?
Relevant where the vases stood in the room? on a desk? on a table? on a board/box/drawer cabinet? on the floor? on the window sill?
Are other people relevant besides Jennings and Mr Wilkins?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:46 am

Did Jennings break the vase on purpose? accidentally?This.
Did he drop it? tip it over? drop something on the vase? hit the vase with something? Yes, with a ball.
Relevant what he did when the vase broke? Playing a ball game. Something Mr Wilkins had told him to do?No. or what he did in an attempt to help Mr Wilkins? Yes.
Was the broken vase that one that was used for another purpose (other than decoration)?No. or the other one? Yes.
Was Mr Wilkins in the end happy that this vase broke, and not the other one? Either one would have worked just as well.
Relevant where the vases stood in the room?Not really. on a desk? on a table? on a board/box/drawer cabinet? This. on the floor? on the window sill?
Are other people relevant besides Jennings and Mr Wilkins? Yes.

by **BalinTheDwarf** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:38 pm

Did breaking one make the other more valuable?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:37 pm

Did breaking one make the other more valuable? no.

by **JenBurdoo1** » Fri Dec 15, 2023 9:23 pm

Was the broken vase atop or inside something relevant? The unbroken one?

Was Jennings trying to hide his involvement?

Did he throw a ball from outside, it went through the window and struck the vase?

by **GalFisk** » Sat Dec 16, 2023 8:56 pm

Was the broken vase atop or inside something relevant? The unbroken one? No to both.

Was Jennings trying to hide his involvement?No, because..

Did he throw a ball from outside, it went through the window and struck the vase? He hit it with a bat, and it went askew and flew through an open window in Mr. Wilkins' office.

by **Sundowner64** » Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:36 am

Was Jennings playing cricket? Was it a significant match? Did Jennings' batting action give the school team the win?
Did Mr Wilkins call Jennings to his office?
Did Jennings make a point that Mr Wilkins should not be angry about the broken vase but rather be happy about still having the other vase?

by **GalFisk** » Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:07 am

Was Jennings playing cricket? Irr. Was it a significant match? Did Jennings' batting action give the school team the win? No, it was just a fun game at recess.
Did Mr Wilkins call Jennings to his office? No, but OTRT.
Did Jennings make a point that Mr Wilkins should not be angry about the broken vase but rather be happy about still having the other vase? No.

by **BalinTheDwarf** » Wed Jan 03, 2024 12:54 pm

Is it relevant who made the vases? Was it Jennings? Mr. Wilkins? Someone Jennings liked / disliked? Someone Mr. Wilkins liked / disliked?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jan 05, 2024 9:15 am

Is it relevant who made the vases? Was it Jennings? Mr. Wilkins? Someone Jennings liked / disliked? Someone Mr. Wilkins liked / disliked? No to all.

by **JenBurdoo1** » Sat Jan 06, 2024 4:36 am

Were the vases only decorative, or were they ever relevantly used for intended purpose (holding water, flowers, etc)?
Other relevant people: Other students? Other teachers? Other school staff? Completely unrelated to the school? Is the type of school relevant? Is Mr. Wilkins' subject relevant?

by **GalFisk** » Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:34 am

Were the vases only decorative, Yes, but explore. or were they ever relevantly used for intended purpose (holding water, flowers, etc)? No.
Other relevant people: Other students? Other teachers? Other school staff? Completely unrelated to the school? Yes to all. Is the type of school relevant? It's a boarding school. The relevant students are 13 or 14 years old. Is Mr. Wilkins' subject relevant? No.

by **JenBurdoo1** » Sun Jan 07, 2024 9:24 pm

Would or could this have happened at a non-boarding school? A school in another country? (ie, does the location or the culture have any bearing on the event?)

Were the vases filled with anything? Is their position relevant? Is their display relevant? For example, were they placed in a relevant position, on or under a relevant item, or in concert with other decorative items (pictures, other ceramic items, etc)? Was the broken one right next to the window that the ball went through, or did it bounce around before striking the vase?

Other relevant people: Did the relevant school staff make (or deny) a relevant decision? Clean up the mess? physically move something, such as the vases or furniture? Was anyone in the room when the first vase was broken?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 9:06 am

Would or could this have happened at a non-boarding school? Possibly, but a lot less probable. A school in another country? Yes. (ie, does the location or the culture have any bearing on the event?) No.

Were the vases filled with anything? No. Is their position relevant? Not really, only that one could get hit by a ball. Is their display relevant? No. For example, were they placed in a relevant position, on or under a relevant item, or in concert with other decorative items (pictures, other ceramic items, etc)? No. Was the broken one right next to the window that the ball went through, or did it bounce around before striking the vase? Irr.

Other relevant people: Did the relevant school staff make (or deny) a relevant decision? Yes. Clean up the mess? Yes but irr. physically move something, such as the vases or furniture? Yes, the remaining intact vase was relevantly moved. Was anyone in the room when the first vase was broken? Yes.

by **Sundowner64** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 1:15 pm

Was Mr Wilkins in the room when the vase was broken? anyone else?
Did the ball come in through the open window? or did it also break the window?
Did Mr Wilkins immediately see who threw the ball?
Did the vase somehow protect Mr Wilkins from being hitten with the ball himself?
Was the intact vase put in place of the broken one?
Was it put to some other place in the room? was it moved out of Mr Wilkins' room?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 2:04 pm

Was Mr Wilkins in the room when the vase was broken? anyone else? Yes to both.
Did the ball come in through the open window? Yes. or did it also break the window? So no.
Did Mr Wilkins immediately see who threw the ball? Yes.
Did the vase somehow protect Mr Wilkins from being hitten with the ball himself? No.
Was the intact vase put in place of the broken one? No.
Was it put to some other place in the room? was it moved out of Mr Wilkins' room? This..

by **BalinTheDwarf** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 3:01 pm

When the vase was moved, was it given a use for something other than decoration?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:59 pm

When the vase was moved, was it given a use for something other than decoration? yesish, DOYD of "use".

by **Sundowner64** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 9:40 am

Did Mr Wilkins move the vase out? Was it taken away from him? Was this done to prevent the vase from further damage?
Were the other people in the room involved in the decision to take the vase out? Were they people with some decision power? The school board?
Did they (suddenly) recognize a value in the remaining vase?
Was the vase put to a place where everyone could see it? Was it taken to a museum?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jan 09, 2024 2:47 pm

Did Mr Wilkins move the vase out? Yes. Was it taken away from him? Noish. Was this done to prevent the vase from further damage? No.
Were the other people in the room involved in the decision to take the vase out? No, Were they people with some decision power? Irr. The school board? No.
Did they (suddenly) recognize a value in the remaining vase? No.
Was the vase put to a place where everyone could see it? Yes, explore. Was it taken to a museum? No.

by **doriana_** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:36 am

Was the remaining vase displayed as some sort of reminder/warning to be careful when playing ball?
Was the place where the vase was moved indoors? outdoors?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 11:21 am

Was the remaining vase displayed as some sort of reminder/warning to be careful when playing ball? No.
Was the place where the vase was moved indoors? This. outdoors?

by **doriana_** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:49 pm

Was the vase moved to a place within the school? to Mr Wilkins's house? to a museum?
At its new place, was the vase displayed? sold? auctioned off?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:17 pm

Was the vase moved to a place within the school? to Mr Wilkins's house? to a museum? No to all.
At its new place, was the vase displayed? Yes. sold? auctioned off? No to both, but somewhat OTRT.

by **doriana_** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:33 pm

Did Mr Wilkins get any money out of the situation? Did someone buy the remaining vase?
Was the vase moved to a public place? to a private residence?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:35 pm

Did Mr Wilkins get any money out of the situation? No. Did someone buy the remaining vase? No, but...
Was the vase moved to a public place? Yes, I think it can be called that. to a private residence? No.

by **doriana_** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 1:56 pm

Was any money relevantly exchanged at any point? Did someone make a donation to the school in exchange for the vase?
Was the vase moved to a business? a government building? a sports facility? a library?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:36 pm

Was any money relevantly exchanged at any point? Yes. Did someone make a donation to the school in exchange for the vase? No.
Was the vase moved to a business? Yes. a government building? a sports facility? a library?

by **doriana_** » Sat Jan 20, 2024 9:58 pm

Was the money paid to Wilkins? to the school?
Was it paid by the business where the vase was moved? by the people who were in Wilkins's office when the vase was destroyed? (Are they affiliated with the business?) by Jennings? by an insurance company?

Is the business a store? a restaurant? a service provider? a manufacturer?

by **GalFisk** » Sun Jan 21, 2024 11:43 am

Was the money paid to Wilkins? to the school? No to all.
Was it paid by the business where the vase was moved? No. by the people who were in Wilkins's office when the vase was destroyed? Some. (Are they affiliated with the business? No. ) by Jennings? Some. by an insurance company? No.

Is the business a store? Yes. a restaurant? a service provider? a manufacturer? No to the rest.

by **doriana_** » Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:33 pm

Were the people in Wilkins's office and Jennings the only ones who paid money? If not, was there one more relevant party that paid? two? three or more?
Is a fundraiser or charity event relevant?

by **GalFisk** » Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:35 pm

Were the people in Wilkins's office and Jennings the only ones who paid money? No. If not, was there one more relevant party that paid? two? three or more? This.
Is a fundraiser or charity event relevant? Yes.

by **doriana_** » Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:44 pm

Is the fundraiser directly related to the broken vase? Does the school organize it? Does Wilkins? Does Jennings?

by **GalFisk** » Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:45 pm

Is the fundraiser directly related to the broken vase? Does the school organize it? Does Wilkins? Does Jennings? No to all.

by **doriana_** » Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:55 pm

Was the fundraiser held before the vase broke? afterwards? was it ongoing the moment the vase broke?
Was the fundraiser organised by the store the remaining vase was moved to? by the people in Wilkins's office?
Aoart from Wilkins himself, is there one more relevant person in the office? two people? three or more?

by **GalFisk** » Sun Jan 21, 2024 8:57 pm

Was the fundraiser held before the vase broke? afterwards? This. was it ongoing the moment the vase broke?
Was the fundraiser organised by the store the remaining vase was moved to? No, but the shopkeeper was involved. by the people in Wilkins's office? No.
Aoart from Wilkins himself, is there one more relevant person in the office? This. two people? three or more?

by **doriana_** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:55 am

Did the school benefit from the fundraiser? Did Wilkins? Jennings? the store?

Is the type of fundraiser relevant?

Is the type of store relevant?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:59 am

Did the school benefit from the fundraiser? Did Wilkins? Jennings? the store? No to all.

Is the type of fundraiser relevant? Yes.

Is the type of store relevant? It could help to know this.

by **Sundowner64** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:00 pm

Is the fundraiser sort of an auction? is the remaining vase put up in the store for sale? if so: is it eventually sold? relevant who bought it?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:11 pm

Is the fundraiser sort of an auction? No. is the remaining vase put up in the store for sale? No, it's relevantly not for sale. if so: is it eventually sold? No, but... relevant who bought it? Someone relevantly receives it.

by **doriana_** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:13 pm

Is the fundraiser a raffle? If so, is the vase the prize?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 12:17 pm

Is the fundraiser a raffle? No. If so, is the vase the prize? Yes, it's a prize.

by **Sundowner64** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 1:29 pm

Did Jennings win the vase? and give it back to Mr Wilkins? or did Mr Wilkins win it?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 2:51 pm

Did Jennings win the vase? No. and give it back to Mr Wilkins? But this was his intention. or did Mr Wilkins win it? Yes. These three are all key things. How did they happen?

by **doriana_** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 2:54 pm

Was the fundraiser some sort of contest?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 2:55 pm

Was the fundraiser some sort of contest? Yes.

by **doriana_** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:11 pm

Was it a "Guess how many marbles are in this vase" type of contest? Some other sort of guessing game? a quiz? a sports competition? a hot-dog eating contest? an artistic competition, e.g. drawing or writing?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 3:13 pm

Was it a "Guess how many marbles are in this vase" type of contest? Some other sort of guessing game? a quiz? a sports competition? Close. It was a ball-throwing competition, judged on force and accuracy. a hot-dog eating contest? an artistic competition, e.g. drawing or writing?

by **Sundowner64** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 5:00 pm

Was the fundraiser started because of the broken vase? unrelated to it? was it already planned before it broke?
Was the vase the main prize from the very beginning? both vases?
Was it Mr Wilkins' idea to put in the vase as a prize? did he get a compensation for it?
Was there an argument between Mr Wilkins and Jennings on who is the better ball-thrower? Did they have a wager on who wins the competition?
Did Jennings have to pay for the broken vase because he lost the competition?

by **GalFisk** » Mon Jan 22, 2024 5:45 pm

Was the fundraiser started because of the broken vase? No. unrelated to it? Yes. was it already planned before it broke? Yes.
Was the vase the main prize from the very beginning? both vases? Both vases were intended as the prize.
Was it Mr Wilkins' idea to put in the vase as a prize? Yes. did he get a compensation for it? No, it was a gift.
Was there an argument between Mr Wilkins and Jennings on who is the better ball-thrower? Sort of. Did they have a wager on who wins the competition? No, but explore.
Did Jennings have to pay for the broken vase because he lost the competition? No.

by **doriana_** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:31 pm

Did Mr Wilkins provide the vases as a prize in order to get rid of them?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:02 pm

Did Mr Wilkins provide the vases as a prize in order to get rid of them? Yes indeed.

by **Sundowner64** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 10:03 am

Did Mr Wilkins want to win back the vase? in order to give it again in the next fundraiser?
or did he really want to get rid of the vases? but then (after the first one broke?) changed his mind?
Did Jennings let him win?

by **GalFisk** » Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:23 am

Did Mr Wilkins want to win back the vase? in order to give it again in the next fundraiser? No to both.
or did he really want to get rid of the vases? Yes. but then (after the first one broke?) changed his mind? No.
Did Jennings let him win? No, Jennings wanted to win.

by **Sundowner64** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:58 am

Did Mr Wilkins start to love the remaining vase when the first one broke? when it was taken to the shop? when the competition started? when he won it back?
Was there a plan to move the vase(s) to the shop from the very beginning? or was this decided after the first one broke? to protect the second one?
Did the people who were in Mr Wilkins' office when the vase broke actually come to collect the vase(s) from there?
Did the vase return to Mr Wilkins' office after the competition? Was it put in the same place? Was it used for something different but decoration?

by **GalFisk** » Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:01 am

Did Mr Wilkins start to love the remaining vase when the first one broke? No. when it was taken to the shop? when the competition started? when he won it back? This.
Was there a plan to move the vase(s) to the shop from the very beginning? Yes. or was this decided after the first one broke? to protect the second one? No to both.
Did the people who were in Mr Wilkins' office when the vase broke actually come to collect the vase(s) from there? No.
Did the vase return to Mr Wilkins' office after the competition? Irr - the story, and thus the puzzle, ends after the prize ceremony. Was it put in the same place? Was it used for something different but decoration?

by **Sundowner64** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 11:18 am

Did Mr Wilkins already have the idea to enter the competition when the vase was taken out of his office?
Did it come later?
Did Jennings have a part in making him enter the competition? did the people who were in his room when the first vase broke? would it help to find out more about these people? were they teachers? other school staff? students? people from outside the school? friends/relatives of Mr Wilkins?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Mar 05, 2024 6:00 pm

Did Mr Wilkins already have the idea to enter the competition when the vase was taken out of his office? No-
Did it come later? Yes.
Did Jennings have a part in making him enter the competition? Yes. did the people who were in his room when the first vase broke? Noish. would it help to find out more about these people? Not really. It was a colleague of Mr. Wilkins. were they teachers? Yes. other school staff? students? people from outside the school? friends/relatives of Mr Wilkins? No to the rest.

by **Sundowner64** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:04 am

Did Mr Wilkins' decision to enter the competition come out of an argument he had with Jennings?
Did Mr Wilkins start the argument with something along the lines that Jennings is poor at aiming with the ball? and Jennings suggested Mr Wilkins to show that he can do better?

by **GalFisk** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:54 pm

Did Mr Wilkins' decision to enter the competition come out of an argument he had with Jennings? Yes.
Did Mr Wilkins start the argument with something along the lines that Jennings is poor at aiming with the ball? and Jennings suggested Mr Wilkins to show that he can do better? Pretty much - Mr. Wilkins saw Jennings training for the competition, and tried to give him a few tips, but Jennings' friends arrogantly rebuffed him.

by **Sundowner64** » Fri May 03, 2024 11:34 am

Did Mr Wilkins come to love the vase because it reminds him of how he beat Jennings in the competition?

by **GalFisk** » Tue May 07, 2024 8:34 am

Did Mr Wilkins come to love the vase because it reminds him of how he beat Jennings in the competition? Yes.

Hint: a relevant thing happens while the vase is on display in the store, which is the last big piece missing in this puzzle.

by **Sundowner64** » Wed May 22, 2024 9:37 am

Did the vase get damaged? dirty? stolen? admired? did people want to buy it?
Did the vase attract customers to the store?
Did people in the city talk about the vase?
Was the vase used in some way? (other than just being displayed)

by **GalFisk** » Wed May 22, 2024 11:24 am

Did the vase get damaged? dirty? stolen? No to all. admired? did people want to buy it? Yes to both, explore.
Did the vase attract customers to the store? Yes, explore.
Did people in the city talk about the vase? Irr.
Was the vase used in some way? (other than just being displayed) No.

by **Sundowner64** » Mon May 27, 2024 4:00 pm

Did the vase attract specific people? students? teachers? local people? art experts/traders?
Did someone offer an insane amount of money for the vase?

by **GalFisk** » Tue May 28, 2024 11:58 am

Did the vase attract specific people? Yes. students? This. Who/why?teachers? local people? art experts/traders?
Did someone offer an insane amount of money for the vase? No.

by **Sundowner64** » Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:37 am

Did Jennings' classmates/friends see the vase in the shop? did they like it? did they want to win it?
Did they know that also Mr Wilkins had entered the competition? if so: was their main intention to beat Mr Wilkins? or, rather, did they expect that they easily could beat him? judging by the (in their eyes silly) tips he gave Jennings?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jun 14, 2024 9:28 am

Did Jennings' classmates/friends see the vase in the shop? One. did they like it? DOYD. did they want to win it? No, he wanted Jennings to win it.
Did they know that also Mr Wilkins had entered the competition? When? if so: was their main intention to beat Mr Wilkins? No. or, rather, did they expect that they easily could beat him? Yes. judging by the (in their eyes silly) tips he gave Jennings? No.

by **Sundowner64** » Thu Jul 11, 2024 9:08 am

Did the classmate also enter the competition himself?
Did he want Jennings to win for a specific reason? Did he want that Jennings does something with the vase after he won it? like: use it to decorate their room in the dorm? sell it? give it back to Mr Wilkins as compensation for the one he broke?

by **GalFisk** » Fri Jul 12, 2024 8:43 am

Did the classmate also enter the competition himself? No.
Did he want Jennings to win for a specific reason? Yes. Did he want that Jennings does something with the vase after he won it? Yes. like: use it to decorate their room in the dorm? sell it? give it back to Mr Wilkins as compensation for the one he broke? This.

And that's the final piece, so it's time for the
***SPOILER***
Mr. Wilkins had two identical horrible vases, which he intended to give away to the headmaster, who in turn would give it to a charity his wife was a member of. Jennings accidentally smashed one of them while playing ball, and Mr. Wilkins got so upset that Jennings vowed to go into town and get him a new one. Mr. Wilkins told him they were antique and not made anymore, but he went anyway the next day, and was amazed to find one in a store window. He was informed by the owner that it wasn't for sale, but would be the first prize in a ball-throwing competition at the weekend fair. He managed to convince the headmaster to let them all go to the fair, and when Mr. Wilkins caught him practicing for the competition, and tried to give him some tips, Jennigns' friends were so dismissive that Mr. Wilkins decided to join, and ended up winning, all the while not knowing that his remaining horrible vase was the grand prize. The headmaster, by the way, was the one giving out the prizes, and he knew what Mr. Wilkins felt about the vase.

The Jennings books and radio plays are full of similar hilarious mixups, and are a childhood favorite of mine.
Thanks for playing!