Dare

It was daring. Her aerial feats agonized her parents, terrorized her boyfriend and thrilled everyone else. The flips in the air were unassisted and unprotected. But she landed on her feet, like a cat, every time.
Her fans tried to come up with names for her. But Catwoman and Wonderwoman were already taken.
Some thought that she should be named for what she was looking for, when she leaped so high in the sky. Reporters asked after sought-after items in the sky. At first it was odds and ends. Then later, little, multicolored beads on strings. Much later on trinkets, then boxes of Nabisco snacks. A tampon, once.

Nothing earth-shattering. But hardcore fans in the hundreds, puzzled her sundry items.

Eventually she returned from one particular long, high leap, with jewelry. From then on, she was a mega-star to all.

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