There once was a little girl who  loved the ocean. She loved to play in the sand, feed the seagulls, and play in the water. 

One day she saw a man on the water. He looked as though he was walking or riding on the water. The little girl watched him for hours just fascinated by what she was looking at. 

She reached up and tugged on her fathers swim trunks. "Hey!" she yelled, "What is that man doing?" Her dad replied, "That is called surfing." The little girl looked at her father and said, "I want to surf!" 

The next day her father surprised her with a surfboard fit just for her. The girl screamed with excitement. She asked if she could start today. The dad replied, "Not today you need to be patient." The girl girl began to get a small tear in the corner of her eye from not being able to race to the water with her new board.