One night at supper Jennifer said, "I want to learn how to juggle(玩杂耍). I brought home a book from the library. It shows me how to start juggling. I need to make some balls out of socks to practice with. Is that OK, Mom?"
"Sure," said Mom. "But don't practice in the living room. Practice in the hallway."
The next day Jennifer turned some of her brother's socks into balls. She tried the first lesson in the book. It said to put a ball on her head, nod her head(点头) and catch(接住)the ball in her hands. She did that three times.
"It's a piece of cake." she said to herself. "I'll try the next lesson."
Jennifer put a ball in her right hand like the lesson said, tossed(抛) it up, clapped her hands (拍 手), but missed catching the ball with her left hand. She tried ten times but could only catch the ball three times. She felt sad and went to her bedroom.
"Did you have fun?" asked Mom.
"It was OK," said Jennifer. "But I didn't do very well in the second lesson so I stopped practicing."
"Well, it's too early to stop practicing, Jennifer. Today is your first day. If you practice more tomorrow, you will juggle well."