Ouch said Ivy peeking through a hole in her sandwich Doesn’t that hurt 8
No I’m just dizzy said Bean She sat up and the playground began to tilt Ugh She lay down again Now Emma stood up She lifted her hands above her head took a big breath and began She did nine good cartwheels before she fell on her head Are you all right Ivy asked Emma with her mouth full of peanut butter Sort of said Emma Now it was Zuzu’s turn Zuzu was the best cartwheeler in the Gymnastics Club She was also the best backbender She could do seven round-offs in a row Nobody else could do even one Zuzu pulled down her ruffled pink shirt and raised her hands One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve cartwheels and still Zuzu landed on 9
her feet Then she arched over backward She flung her arms over her head and made a perfect backbend backbend She looked like a turned-over pink teacup Then she rose back up boing like a doll with elastic in its legs Wow said Ivy Bean jumped up She just had to do twelve cartwheels Stand back she yelled Wait said Zuzu What about Ivy Aren’t you going to do a cartwheel cartwheel Ivy
I’m guarding the jackets said Ivy But Ivy this is the Gymnastics Club said Zuzu You can’t just guard jackets Why not Ivy wondered We’ll teach you how to do it if you don’t know said Emma She knows said Bean She can do a cartwheel I’ve seen her Ivy looked at Bean in surprise Why was she saying that Ivy had never done a cartwheel in her life Slowly Ivy put her sandwich down next to Emma’s jacket There’s just
