I suspect that this is a fairly accurate re-enactment of a school-type paddling of the kind still used in some schools in the USA today. Someone who had been paddled on a previous occasion might realise that bending over this fully in a classic 'grab your ankles' pose could possibly be avoided, but someone for whom this was their very first experience of being on the receiving end might feel obliged to comply to the letter with the instructions given to them. And, I imagine, while she may have heard accounts from others of what it felt like when the heavy wooden paddle landed on a young girl's bottom, they would probably still be shocked when they experienced it for themselves. The first loud crack and accompanying fiery pain would probably make them wonder how on earth they could stay in position for the three whacks they had been promised, but fear would keep them rooted to the spot.
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