One wet, drizzly day, my parents had their friends over. We have a big maple tree in our front yard that everyone climbs on.

My brother wanted to show everyone how good he climbed the tree. It just stopped drizzling, so the tree was a bit wet. My brother, Jamie, climbed up about 18 feet and then he slipped! He fell backwards down the tree, hit a lot of branches, then hit the ground.

My parents, who are E.M.T.s (Emergency Medical Technicians), and their friends, who are also E.M.T.s, ran over to him. They brought him to the hospital, but he was okay.

From then on, my brother never climbed on a wet tree again.

--Jillian Hall