Matt and Mandy

Matt jumping up and down

Ninety-eight.

Ninety-nine.

Matt jumping rope with Mandy and friend

One hundred! I did it!

Matt falling over onto Mandy

Whoa!

kids tangled up in the jump rope

OK, let’s try that again.

kids sitting by tree

Later …

Whew! I’m tired.

My arm is sore.

Mine too. But that was fun!

kids talking together

Hey, we invented a new exercise!

Jumping rope isn’t new.

I think he means falling down and getting up.

Illustrations by Matt Sweeney