Soccer Crazy
Authors: Shey Kettle
This EPUB edition published 2013
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Soccer crazy.
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Contents
CHAPTER 1
The Weekend at Last!
Mai and Carly are walking home from school together. They're both really excited because it's Friday. And everyone knows that Friday means two thingsâthe school week has finished and the weekend has started.
Mai
“I love weekends.”
Carly
“Yeah, so do I.”
Mai
“So, what are we going to do?”
Carly
(kicking an empty drink can) “Let's practise our soccer skills.”
Mai
“Why?”
Carly
“'Cause I watched the school soccer team train today and I want to be on the team.”
Mai
“But there are only boys on the school soccer team.”
Carly
“So? I think we're as good as them, and I think we should be on the team too!”
Mai
“Yeah, but they probably won't let us be on the team.”
Carly
“Well, I reckon if we're good enough, they'll just have to let us.”
Mai
(laughing) “I think we'd need to be better than all of them, maybe even as good as Beckham.”
Carly
“Come on Mai, we should try. I know that I'm as good as they areâmaybe even better!”
Mai
“Okay! If you're game to try out for the team, then so am I.”
Carly
“Right. Let's start now. We can practise our passing with this can.”
Carly and Mai take it in turns to kick the empty drink can. They kick it to each other, as if they are passing a soccer ball. The girls stop when they come to the park.
Carly
“Hey! This is where we should come and practise.”
Mai
“What about the Hoover boys next door?”
Carly
“You mean Joel and Jarred Hoover Vacuum-Cleaner? What about 'em?”
Mai
“Well, we don't want them to come and play while we're here.”
Carly
“I'll just tell them that we've come to give them a big fat kissâthat'll soon scare them off.”
Mai and Carly laugh.
Mai
“What'll we wear?
Carly
“Let's borrow some gear from our brothers. They're not playing a game tomorrow.”
Mai
“Great idea. Let's not tell them though, or they might laugh at us.”
The girls agree to meet the next morning.
