My Brave Grandpa

I still remember the day my grandpa took me boating for the first time. I was six years old and visiting my Grandpa for the weekend.

  "What do you want to do today?" He asked me.

   "I want to go on the boat!" I yelled as I slammed my Lego tower onto the table.

   "Sounds like a plan!" He told me. A little while later, I found myself on the dock staring at the gigantic lake before me.

   "Watch this." My grandpa said as he picked me up and threw me onto a pile of pillows on the boat. " Oh drat, I can't find my glasses, I'll be right back. Don't touch anything. I trust you to be safe." My grandpa lectured. He walked off towards the direction of the car. Thinking now would be a great time to show him what I knew about boats from my Lego kits, I untied the ropes on the boat and started to float away. I started to panic and yell for my grandpa to help but he was out of earshot and there was no one else around. By the time he got back, I had floated about 20 feet off shore.

  "Don't move Ryan!" My grandpa yelled. "Stay calm!" He grabbed the rope from the water and told me to catch it. I did and held on tight as he pulled us back to shore. After he was sure I was all safe, he scolded me for doing what I had done. I learned my lesson.

Both Ralph and my grandpa show leader like qualities. They are both brave, wise and great at leading. Even though Ralph's ways of leading contrast greatly from my grandpa's.