Personal Narrative: When I Break My Leg

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Imagine breaking your leg on a piece of wood while playing on a play set. Well, that's what I did when I was going into first grade. It was terrible! I couldn't go outside or play very much! I was really sad, but my family made me feel better by playing a lot of board games with me and helping me out if I needed to go somewhere. I was I was having a sleepover at my cousin's house and we went outside to play. We went on her play set to swing. I was doing gymnastics on her bar and I hit a piece of wood that was right next to me. Ouch! I fell down on the grass crying so hard even though I didn't feel anything on my leg! After I fell, my cousin ran inside to get her mom and her mom came out running and brought me inside. We went to the hospital and it turned out I broke my leg! I was so sad that I broke my leg because I couldn't go outside, couldn't do gymnastics anymore, and couldn't run around! I couldn't do anything fun except sit around all day on the couch and in my bed. …show more content…
I could do everything I could before but, very carefully because I had a boot on. When I broke my leg, it was terrible because I couldn't do anything fun. So, when you're playing on a play set, make sure there is no wood right next to you otherwise, you could get seriously injured. Or just be careful on a play set even if there isn't a piece of wood right next to

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