Erica wants to go fishing in the sea. But Dad says. "It's1 .""But I am good 2 swimming!" Erica says unhappily. "You often ask me to try something (某事)3 .And you also say that's the 4 way people grow(成长) inside."
"But 5 a new thing can be dangerous." Dad answers.
Erica still feels 6 ."Benny goes fishing all the time. I can go with him!"
Dad says." But you are not as strong as Benny."
Erica says nothing. and she thinks a lot that night.
In the next few weeks, it takes Erica much time to 7 swimming. She wanks to 8 Dad that she can also be strong.
One day, Erica asks Benny to have a 9 in the swimming pool. And she also asks her dad to come to 10 .
Benny swims 11 . But Erica tries her best, and soon she begins to pull ahead(赶上)! Surprisingly.
Erica finally gets to the end(终点) of the pool 12 .
After the race is 13 , Dad says. "I was wrong. honey! You can lake care of(照顾) yourself-on a boat, or other 14 ."
Two days later, Erica's 15 comes true-she is also on a boat heading out to the sea.