when we went to see the end of the world by dawnie morningside , age 11 what i did on the founders day holiday was , my dad said we were going to have a picnic , and , my mum said where and i said i wanted to go to ponydale and ride the ponies , but my dad said we were going to the end of the world and my mum said oh god and my dad said now , tanya , its time the child got to see what was what and my mum said no , no , she just meant that shed thought that johnsons peculiar garden of lights was nice this time of year .