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Chapter 10
Thenyouwoulddropdown,down,downoutoftheskyandcomesailingbackintothebarnalmostintothehayloft,thensailoutagain(notquitesofarthistime),theninagain(notquitesohigh),thenoutagain,theninagain,thenout,thenin;andthenyou’djumpoffandfalldownandletsomebodyelsetryit.
MothersformilesaroundworriedaboutZuckerman’sswing.
Theyfearedsomechildwouldfalloff.Butnochildeverdid.Childrenalmostalwayshangontothingstighterthantheirparentsthinktheywill.
Averyputthefroginhispocketandclimbedtothehayloft.
"ThelasttimeIswanginthisswing,Ialmostcrashedintoabarnswallow,"heyelled.
"Takethatfrogout!"orderedFern.
Averystraddledtheropeandjumped.Hesailedoutthroughthedoor,frogandall,andintothesky,frogandall.Thenhesailedbackintothebarn.
"Yourtongueispurple!"screamedFern.
"Soisyours!"criedAvery,sailingoutagainwiththefrog.
"Ihavehayinsidemydress!Ititches!"calledFern.
"Scratchit!"yelledAvery,ashesailedback.
"It’smyturn,"saidFern."Jumpoff!"
"Fern’sgottheitch!"sangAvery.
Whenhejumpedoff,hethrewtheswinguptohissister.Sheshuthereyestightandjumped.Shefeltthedizzydrop,thenthesupportingliftoftheswing.Whensheopenedhereyesshewaslookingupintotheblueskyandwasabouttoflybackthroughthedoor.
Theytookturnsforanhour.
Whenthechildrengrewtiredofswingingtheywentdowntowardthepastureandpickedwildraspberriesandatethem.
Theirtonguesturnedfrompurpletored.
