[cherry]

too easy. every kid over the age of 5 has a mobile phone these days. and if they don't, I have. I would call the school and get them to tell the parents we are going to be late.

I would then kick the snot out of the map man for being so unhelpful, which would a) make me feel better and
b) put the fear of god into the kids so that they behaved.

I would then greet the forest elf who has returned the maps to me, alongwith a gift of mithril armour.

easy.