A lollipop lady who teams up with her pet cat to help children cross the road is gearing up for another new term with her moggie.
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00:00Who's a handsome boy?
00:05Bandit first started coming to the crossing with me about eight months ago.
00:08He did it just once or twice and I didn't think much of it.
00:11He's an outdoor cat.
00:12He does what he wants.
00:13And then it became a bit more regular.
00:15And then it was every morning.
00:17And then it was every morning and every afternoon.
00:20And it started to get to a point where the children would say, well, is Bandit here?
00:23When he's not here.
00:24No, he's not come today.
00:25Oh, they'd be so disappointed.
00:27And then when he started coming every single day, they're so happy to see him and they
00:32all want to have a stroke with him.
00:34And he absolutely loves it.
00:36He loves the attention.
00:37He's really happy to see the children just as much as they are to see him.
00:41And he sits there for the whole crossing.
00:43And then when we're done and all the children are in school safely, he comes home with me.
00:48And he recognizes when it's time to go in the mornings.
00:50He sees me put my coat on and my hat on wherever he is in the house.
00:55And he'll come with me.
00:56Sometimes he's fast asleep and I'll put my head around the corner and I'll say, going
00:59lollipopping Bandit.
01:01And he's wide awake instantly.
01:03And he's out the house and ready to join me.
01:06And he'll follow me up and do his job.
01:09Bandit sits with me at the crossing.
01:11He knows not to get too close to the road.
01:13He lets the children cross safely and doesn't follow them into the road.
01:17And I think he's helping them learn their Green Cross code.
01:19He knows to sit at the side of the road and wait.
01:22Some of the children have even likened him to Street Cat Bob.
01:25They say it's not normal for a cat to do this.
01:28He's like a dog.
01:29And I said, no, this is just what some cats do.
01:32He's not quite as famous as Street Cat Bob, but there's hope yet.
01:40It's lovely having Bandit with me.
01:42It makes the best job in the world even better.