Erica doesn't understand why her father won't let her go fishing. She swims well. Who is better than her classmates?
"You always said I could try anything new," Erica said to her father. "You said that people's hearts grow like this."
Erica's father said, "But sometimes new things can be dangerous."
"Is it dangerous to take a boat?" Erica asked. "Then why did you do it? Benny Nathan is younger than me, but he fishes all day. "
Erica's father said, "But you are not as strong as Benny."
Erica knows that her legs are not very strong, but her hands are strong. She must let her father know that she is strong.
That Saturday, Benny came to his house, and Erica asked him to compete with her in the swimming pool. Her father came to watch.
"This is a special game," said Erica. "You can only swim with your hands, not your legs."
Benny started soon, but soon, his hands were tired. Erica began to take the lead. She was the first to reach the end of the swimming pool.
After the game, Erica's father said, "I was wrong. You can take care of yourself, whether on the boat or elsewhere. "