100 Juruggles: A Short Story

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One evening when Lauren got home from school, she saw a little note on her bed. She reached for it, but it flew in the air. The little note danced on her ceiling, shelves, and bed. Finally it stopped. Lauren reached for the note and opened it, it said, “go to your soccer ball and try to do 100 juggles. She couldn’t even do 20! How was Lauren supposed to do 100 juggles? She listened to the note and grabbed her soccer ball. She kept juggling, back and forth, from her right to her left. Eventually she got to 100 and the ball randomly dropped. She was amazed. Lauren didn’t know what to think about what just happened. She picked up the ball again and again and repeatedly did 100 juggles. Then a thought came to her head. Maybe, just maybe, if Lauren

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