Will's Chance

Illustration of Will with a girl holding a basketball.

Written by Pat Calley, Traci McNulty, and Kirsten Nelson from the Shawsheen School in Andover, MA

Illustrated by Amy Ingalls

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To all the people who were never allowed to play, and finally got the chance.

 

 

 

 

 

Special thanks to the Massachusetts Department of Education whose funding supported teachers and parents in the development of this story. ©CAST, 2006
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Illustration of Will and Jackie at the park.
Will and his big sister, Jackie, were at the park.
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Illustration of Will and Jackie.

Will wanted to play basketball with Jackie and her friends.  “Can I play?” he asked.

 

“No, you're too little.  Go swing,” said Jackie.
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Illustration of Will bouncing a tennis ball.

Will walked away.  He saw an old tennis ball.  He bounced it for a while, and then got bored.  He still wanted to play basketball.

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Illustration of Will watching Jackie and her friends playing basketball.

Will walked by the basketball court.  Jackie was playing a game of two-on-two with three other friends.  He called out, “Can I play?”

 

Jackie yelled back, “We don't need you.  Go on the jungle gym!”
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Illustration of Will walking toward the jungle gym.
Will walked off toward the jungle gym.  He climbed to the top and watched the girls.  “She never lets me play,” Will thought.
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Illustration of Will watching the girl leaving.
After the first game ended, one of the girls had to go home.   Will watched as she walked off the court.
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Illustration of Will jumping up and down.
This was Will's chance!  The girls needed another player.  He yelled out, “I'll play!”
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Illustration of Will joining the girls on the basketball court.
“All right, come on,” agreed Jackie's friend.  “Jackie, you take him on your team.”
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Illustration of Will and Jackie.
Will looked at Jackie shrugged, and didn't say no.  Will could not believe it.  He would finally get to play.
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Illustration of Jackie missing a basket.
Three minutes into the game, Jackie missed a basket.
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Illustration of Will getting ready to shoot the basketball with his eyes shut.
Will got the rebound.  He closed his eyes and took his first shot. Two points!
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Illustration of Jackie giving Will a high five.
Jackie gave him a high five.  “Next time keep your eyes open, little brother.”
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Illustration of Will scoring a basket.
Will kept his eyes open when he scored his second basket of the game.
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Illustration of Will and Jackie walking together.
On the walk home Jackie said to Will, “I am glad  that you got to play.  We didn't win, but you did a really good job.”
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Illustration of Will smiling.
Will smiled the whole way home, feeling like a winner.
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The End!
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