“PoopJoy, Maurecia, and Jenny were playing jump rope out on the playground. School hadn’t started yet.Maurecia and Jenny were twirling. Joy sang as she jumped:g“My mama wore pajamas to the grocery store.She smashed a bunch of eggs on the grocery floor.One dozen, two dozen, four dozen, six.She dumped a bunch of jelly jars into the mix.Grape jelly, apricot, don’t forget cherry.Orange marmalade and wild strawberry.A man walked by and fell in the glop.He slid next door to the barber shop.His icky-st...icky body got covered in hair.He tore a hole in his under—”gJoy tripped over the rope. It wasn’t her fault. Maurecia had suddenly stopped twirling.“Hey!” said Joy. “What’s the big idea?”“Look!” said Maurecia.A very handsome stranger was walking toward them.The girls stared at him.“Good morning, Maurecia,” said the stranger. “Jenny. Joy.”“How do you know my name?” Maurecia asked nervously. She wasn’t supposed to talk to strangers.“I’ve known you a long time,”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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