Juno’s Secret Roll-By — Every day, Juno zipped around Ripple Road playing Fast Star, a game she had just invented: tap a painted star, clack-clack over the stripe, then spin before the little bridge. Read the full story →
Every day, Juno zipped around Ripple Road playing Fast Star, a game she had just invented: tap a painted star, clack-clack over the stripe, then spin before the little bridge. Her skates hummed on the warm pavement, and her star glasses flashed in the sun.
Until one day, the wind tossed real silver star-bits across the track. Because of that, Juno chased them faster than ever. Because of that, she saw a wobbly wheel, a loose lace, and a bent sign waiting to trip the next skater. “Not on my road!” she puffed.
She tucked the star-bits under the sign, tied the lace to a rail, and nudged the wheel into a safe ditch. Nobody clapped; the park smelled like grass and dust. Then Juno tapped the painted star and rolled on. Can you spot the secret helpers she left beside Ripple Road?
