This story is about a new kid named Jimmy and his adventures during recess. Jimmy, who enjoys breaking rules, often incites the ire of the teacher, Miss Kay, and confuses his classmates. A significant conflict ensues when he stumbles over Emma while rushing for the monkey bars. However, Emma shakes up the narrative by proposing they play mulch tag, effectively causing chaos and bringing fun to the playground. Throughout the course of the game, Jimmy displays unexpected kindness when he assists Emma after she trips.
The story has a total of 1,153 words. The difficult words for early readers could be: recess, yelled, pushing, whispered, answered, climbed, whistle, watched, followed, waiting, princess, tripped, mulch, princess, faster, heard, screaming, playground, missed, nursery.