![]() But the next day, Alta is struggling to carry the big banner for Wilma when Charmaine struts by. ![]() Walking away, Alta's foot hits a rock, and the rock hits Charmaine. Charmaine suggests another run, to the corner this time, she wins. Alta wins, thinking "Wil-Ma Ru-Dolph" all the while. Alta challenges her to a race, to the mailbox and back. But there's a new girl in the neighborhood, Charmaine, with an abundance of attitude and a pair of beautiful new shoes, shoes "Like Wilma's," with stripes down the sides and laces so white they glow. ![]() Alta, along with friends Dee Dee and Little Mo, likes to pretend that she's the fastest woman in the world and hopes to meet her idol. Tomorrow there'll be a big parade in Clarksville, Tennessee, honoring hometown girl Wilma Rudolph, "the fastest woman in the world" and winner of multiple Olympic gold medals. ![]() Two little girls compete to meet a local hero. ![]()
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