Flip is a man who loves to do flips – flip, flip, flip. Flip has a friend named Flop who loves to flop—flop, flop, flop; whenever they’re together they flip and flop all over town.  

One day, for some strange reason Flip starts flopping and Flop starts flipping—Flip, flop—Flop, flip. When Carl the Cop sees Flip flopping and Flop flipping, he starts doing cartwheels.  Now, Flip is flopping, Flop is flipping, and Carl the cop is doing cartwheels. Soon they encounter Hank the Handyman, who does handstands, Bob the Barber bouncing a big beach ball, Jim the Junkman juggling junk, Steve the Salesman singing silly songs, and Tim the Trucker telling tall tales. 

This silly bunch starts a flip flopping, cart wheeling, hand standing, ball bouncing, junk juggling, song singing and storytelling parade. Snarling traffic, they make dogs bark and cause people to stop and stare.  The parade goes on and on until they meet up with a sweet little boy named Christopher. Join the parade and have lots of fun with Flip, Flop, Carl, Hank, Bob, Jim Steve, Tim and Christopher!

About the Author

C. Robert Beale has been writing for many years; he wrote this story many years ago for his little boy, Christopher who is now thirty-four-years-old. Mr. Beale is currently working on two novels, “Blind Vector” and “My Blood is on Your Hands”; he lives in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.