Grandpa my hero
My grandfather had only one child and that was my mother. He always wanted a son but it never happened. ____1____. When my mom got pregnant, he thought he finally had a boy in the family, but it turned out that her first child was my older sister. When I was born, grandpa was very happy.He was the first person to give me a baseball glove and to play baseball with me. My first glove was as small as my whole hand is now. When grandpa gave me that glove, I was very excited. ___2____. It was my pride and joy.
When I was five, I played on my first baseball team and grandpa was the coach. He wanted me to play one position, but I want to play another. _____3____. I tried so hard that I made good progress. Grandpa was very proud of me. Ever since then, he has worked with me to make me a better player.Grandpa has helped me become not only a better player, but a better person. ____4____. Today grandpa does not play baseball with me so often, but he still comes to every practice and game. He sits and watches my practices through rain and shine. _____5_____. I love him and hope he will be around for many more years to support me and baseball.

4___.

A. I was so happy I even slept with it at my side.

B. He wanted a son because he wanted to teach him to play baseball.

C. I owe him all my success in baseball and in my life.

D. in order to make me happy, he let me play what I wanted.

E. He was named our baseball team’s number one fan by my coach.

F. My grandpa is still working at a store