"Rosie!" Mom called. "We're waiting!"
Rosie was juggling some tennis balls.
"Coming!" she answered.
Rosie's brother Zack had a piano lesson today.
After that, their brother Jimmy had a baseball game.
"Hmm," thought Rosie.
"It'll be a long morning.
Maybe I can practice during the boys' activities."
She put the balls in her backpack.
Then she ran outside to the car.
Zack was annoyed. "What took you so long, Rosie?"
"I know what she was doing," Jimmy said.
"She was practicing again."
Zack laughed.
"Rosie, you can't even catch one ball!
You'll never learn how to juggle!"
Rosie's cheeks turned pink.
Zack was a talented piano player.
Jimmy was the best hitter on his baseball team.
Rosie wanted to have a talent too.
"I just have to keep practicing," she thought.
Later the family was having a snack.
Suddenly they heard a boom!
"Thunder!" said Jimmy.
Outside, rain poured down and lightning flashed.
Inside, the lights flickered and then went out.
Zack groaned. "We just lost our electricity."
Mom went to call the electric company.
"No TV." Jimmy sighed.
"No computer," Zack grumbled.
"This is so boring."
Rosie reached into her backpack.
She took a deep breath.
She tossed one, two, three balls into the air.
"You're juggling!" Zack cried.
Jimmy clapped. "You did it!"
The boys watched Rosie juggle the tennis balls.
Then she got some oranges and juggled those too.
"Can you teach us how to juggle?" asked Zack.
"Sure." Rosie grinned. "I finally have a talent."
Jimmy shook his head. "You have two talents."
"Two?" said Rosie.
"Yep," said Jimmy.
"Juggling—and working hard!"