Personal Narratives Page 1

The Balance Rope At Jozi-X

Alex Bade

21st September

We were walking around jozi-x when we saw the balance rope. Jozi-X is a place with a lot of

jumping castles and with fun rides. The weather was a bit cold but the sun was shining. We

went to the balance rope and waited in line I told my brother and cousin that I was nervous “I

am nervous “when it was my turn my brother and cousin told me good luck “good luck Alex”

so I climbed up a ladder and onto a platform. I felt nervous because it was pretty high up.

When I started I knew I wouldn’t make to the end. My brother and cousin looked nervous for

me.

There were cushions at the bottom so if you fall off you wouldn’t hurt yourself. When I was

half way I fell off into the soft cushions. The cushions felt soft and they were made out of

rubber and blown up, they felt a bit sticky. The jumping castle was big and had a ladder going

up and then a platform on the right and then another platform on left so if you made it you

would be on the platform but the other side had no ladder going down so you would have to

jump off or go to the other platform.

When I got out of the cushions my brother Niklas and my cousin Fabian were waiting for me

at the bottom then my brother went up the ladder and onto the platform and my cousin and I

were waiting for him at the bottom when my brother was half way he also fell off into the

cushions when my brother got out of the cushions my cousin went up then my cousin started

walking. When my cousin was half way he fell off. We all made it half way! At the end I

congratulated them “good job guys”. We met someone that was German and he was really

good at balancing he made it to the end with first facing forward and the rest backwards!

Then he went on the rope again but this time doing lunges but he only made it half way .It

was fun going on the balance rope.