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"The Magic Skateboard"

By Virgil Argon

George was a 14-Year-Old who studied in Middle School. He was born with a problem in his feet.  He could not run, and walking was difficult at times. His biggest dream was to be able to use a skateboard. He often watched his friends riding their skateboards at Skateboard City, and thought, "If I knew how to skateboard, I would be happy!" The neighborhood competition was coming soon. Ot was very famous because Mike Fast Feet, the champion, won by flying into the air, turning and landing in the same place. Everyone said that he could fly. All the kids were practicing for the championship. George was practicing too, in his dreams. The problem was that every time he put his feet on a skateboard, he fell off! "If I had strong feet, I could enter the championship!"

One afternoon, he was walking through an empty lot. He saw a piece of wood coming out of the ground, and he pulled it out and saw an old skateboard with the name Mike Fast Feet written on the bottom. "This is Freddie's skateboard!" He said, and put it on the ground. Then, he carefully put his feet on the board. He started moving and he didn't fall off! It was as if Freddie's hands were holding his feet in place. "it's a magic skateboard!" he said.

He practiced all the time until the championship day arrived. He got to Skateboard City and everyone was surprised. "Don't do this George! You will fall off!" they said. He didn't listen to them. He put on his helmet, and took off down the ramp.

Flying down the ramp was wonderful. Then, he heard Mike whisper, "You can do this, George!" He jumped up and did a perfect 360-degree turn, landing safely on the skateboard. Everyone cheered! George won the competition. Someone gave him a big trophy. When he looked up, he realized it was Mike's grandson. "if my grandfather were here, he would be very proud of you," he said. "I know he is," said George smiling.