Chapter 1 Behold I am Jesse The Magnificent she boasted to Mr Stubbs and the two Johnson boys as she lifted the large flat stone Jesse’s cat Mr Stubbs was not impressed Neither were the neighbor boys Clark and Dougy Johnson Nor was Clark’s pet frog Lewis Knees wobbling Jesse held the large stone high in the air Observe she bragged With the strength of Hercules I shall hoist this gigantically massive boulder high above my head using only the sheer strength of my mighty biceps and my two powerful hands Jesse struggled to keep her balance while holding the large flagstone aloft Teetering back and forth in her attempt Jesse quickly lost her balance along with her grip Then gravity took over The large stone slid from her hands and it began its 9
downward journey The stone landed with a thud squarely on the propped-up handle of the shovel that Jesse had been using during her daily garden chores The stone came crashing the shovel went flinging and a huge glob of mucky mud went flying landing with a gross sloppy-plop on top of Dougy Johnson’s unsuspecting bare noggin Yes it was just another typical spring morning in Jesse’s hometown of Deanville Dougy headed home to rid himself of his muddy headpiece while Lewis and Clark
followed closely behind Jesse and Stubbs were left alone to finish the chore of moving the giant pile of flagstones just as her Aunt Diane had instructed Move the pile of stones from the garden area and stack them on the side of the house by the garden shed Then you can do what you like with the rest of your day Aunt Di motioned with a smile Right Jesse mumbled to Mr Stubbs Easy for her to say
