It is notoriously difficult to obtain an interview with the Green Man, whose itinerary is a closely guarded secret and who appears magically wherever he is needed, and then disappears just as mysteriously. But this reporter managed to catch the elusive spirit of summer as he was disentangling himself from the maypole ribbons which had slowed his usual speedy getaway:
REPORTER: Thank you so much for bringing back the summer to Bowen Green Man, it was getting a big gloomy here”.
GREEN MAN: Oh no problem at all, I love coming to Bowen, because this island of yours has the best kids. Such a cheery lot, and the Buds this year were spectacular! They worked so hard to defrost me after that evil Ice Queen and her Icicles managed to slip in a sneaky freezing spell. I can’t believe I fell for that one, but you just never know with that crafty Ice Queen. I think she must read a lot of books or something because she keeps coming up with new spells, and boy does she know how to pick her Icicles! They were dangerously good this year; thank heavens the Buds were ready for them with their clever buzzing heat-generation, how brilliant of them to think of that! What a relief to be defrosted, being frozen is no joke you know.
REPORTER: No I’m sure it isn’t. Can I help you with that last piece of maypole ribbon round your neck, you seem to be having trouble with it?
GREEN MAN: “No thanks, I think I’ve got it. I really should remember to bring scissors next time, just in case you have trouble with the maypole dance again! Well, it was fun anyway, and I’m leaving you with the excellent May Queen, she’ll keep the summer going! Well, I must be off; I must go north to put the green back in Greenland, which is covered in white at the moment thanks to the Ice Queen. Goodbye, give my best regards to the Buds and Icicles!”
And then he disappeared, just like that. It was amazing, a dramatic end to a day of high drama.
