Pee Wees on Skis by Judy Delton

Author:Judy Delton [Delton, Judy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-80000-8
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2011-08-24T04:00:00+00:00

Sonny looked out the door at the bunny slope. Molly thought he was going to cry all over again, but he said, “Well, all right.”

It had worked! Molly had helped him! Maybe someday, with her help, Sonny would grow up!

Soon the Pee Wees were outside. Their skis were strapped on. They were lined up in a row. The bunny slope looked very steep to Molly.

“The first thing we do is warm up,” said Harry.

Harry showed them how to do arm swings.

He showed them how to do ankle exercises.

He showed them how to lean sideways.

Way to the right. Way to the left.

And he showed them how to fall without getting hurt.

The Pee Wees swung their arms. They leaned sideways. And they fell into the snow with their skis waving. Molly knew that before long they would have to actually go down the hill.

“The first thing we learn,” said Harry, “is the snowplow.”

As the Pee Wees watched, Harry stood with his skis almost meeting at the toes.

“We want to make an upside-down V with our skis,” he said. “That is the best way to go down the hill.”

Molly made her skis into an upside-down V.

Rachel did too.

But Sonny and Tim and Patty made their V go the wrong way.

Harry turned their skis the right way. “Toes together,” he said. “But not crossing. If they cross, you’ll take a tumble right off.”

Soon all the Pee Wees were snowplows.

“Harry, where are our ski poles?” asked Rachel.

“We don’t use poles here for beginners,” he said. “Poles impede technique.”

“What does that mean?” Mary Beth asked Molly.

Molly shook her head.

“That means it is easier to ski when you have more freedom,” Harry said, as if he’d heard her. “You are free to put your arms out like wings, for balance.”

All of the Pee Wees pretended they had wings.

“Is this stuff real snow?” asked Sonny.

“It’s partly artificial snow and partly real snow,” said Harry.

“Now the next rule to remember at all times,” he went on, “is to bend the knees.”

Harry leaned forward and put his hands on his knees.

“Never bend from the waist,” he said. “Bend from the knees. And keep your eyes straight ahead on the bottom of the hill.”

“There’s too much to remember,” cried Sonny. “I can’t remember everything to do.”

“Yes, you can,” whispered Molly. “Just bend your knees and make an upside-down V with your skis.”

“I want to get down that hill,” said Rachel impatiently.

“Yeah, let’s get going,” said Roger. “This is boring.”

Harry skied up behind each Pee Wee and made sure they made an upside-down V.

He made sure they were snowplows.

He made sure they bent their knees.

And he made sure there was plenty of space between each Pee Wee so they wouldn’t run into each other.

Then he adjusted his goggles. “Let’s go!” he said.

Off the Pee Wees went! Molly felt herself moving along slowly. She was skiing! She was really and truly skiing!

“Bend the knees,” shouted Harry, as he skied in and out among the Scouts.

Rachel flew ahead of the others and was down at the bottom of the hill in a flash.

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