I woke up this morning and though, "What a good day to go fishing."

I asked my dad to take me fishing.
But he couldn't take me today.
He had to fix the car.

So I asked my mom to take me fishing, but she couldn't.
She had to take my little sister to the dentist.

So I asked my grandpa to take me fishing.
He couldn't take me today, either.
He had to weed the garden.

I was mad.  "I guess nobody can take me fishing," I said.
=Grandma said, "I'll take you fishing."
So I said, "Cool! Let's go, =Grandma."

We got out the fishing poles, but they were just a little
tangled up.

"We need worms, =Grandma," I said.  "Let's dig."
We dug here.  No worms.
We dug there.  No worms.
=Grandma said, "I have an idea."

We drove to the bait and tackle store.
We bought a big container of worms.

For a special treat, =Grandma bought a new rod and reel
for me, since the others were all messed up.

Then we drove to =LakePookatookee.
We found a great place to fish.

=Grandma helped me put a worm on my hook.
I know how, though.
=Grandma was just afraid I might stick myself.

Our fishing lines kept getting tangled in the tree branches.
And besides, we weren't catching any fish.

I noticed that all the fish were jumping way out in the
middle of the lake.  "We need a canoe, =Grandma, please," I said.
=Grandma rented a canoe.

Finally, we were out with the big fish.
Fish were jumping everywhere.

I caught a big one, but I guess I wasn't holding on tight enough,
because that fish stole my new rod and reel.

I didn't even cry, but =Grandma let me use hers.
Then a big dark cloud covered the sky.

It started to rain.
It rained hard.
"But we can't leave now," I said.
"We haven't caught any fish!"

By the time we paddled to shore, the rain had stopped, but
we were both soaking wet.

We went to the snack bar and ordered their special fish
fillet sandwich with wiggly fries.  And you know what?

We had a great time fishing, just =Grandma and me!