"Jump over the candlestick" sounds easy, but this is a big candle-half as high as Jack. Can you jump that high?

What else can you do to keep yourself nimble and quick? Most outdoor games are good, and some kinds of work, like running errands and working in the garden, are very good exercises, too.

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Exercise every day but don't get too tired. you run too long or too fast your heart has to work too hard. If you lift things that are too heavy, you may hurt your back.

Bonny Lass crawled into the dog house for fun. But poor fat Bonny Lass stuck fast and she isn't having any fun now.

What makes Bonny Lass so fat?

She eats too much sweet food like candy and cake. You should see her eat! And that makes her too lazy to exercise. She just sits and reads or sews instead of walking and playing out doors in the fresh air.

O, Bonny Lass, you lazy, fat girl! Ask Nimble Jack how he learned to jump so well.