Peanuts by Charles Schulz for July 27, 1994
Transcript:
Lucy holds a jump rope and says, "See, Rerun? It's a jump rope . ."<BR><BR> Lucy jumps and says, "You twirl the rope, and you jump up and down like this . . ."<BR><BR> Lucy jumps and explains, "Then you count how many times you jump . ."<BR><BR> Rerun asks, "Why?"<BR><BR>
WSJ: “In China, Even Jump-Rope is Competitive—So Parents Pay for Lessons Grade-school students nationwide must pass an annual rope-skipping exam, costing children who can’t easily jump and twirl rope at the same time” https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-china-even-jump-rope-is-competitiveso-parents-pay-for-lessons-11632771823