Tiara lives in Kalimantan. The village is located near the river. All the children in the village can swim. Tiara is embarrassed because she can’t swim yet. “Father, Mother, please teach me to swim,” said Tiara, while going to the river with her father and mother.
At first, Tiara come down in a place where the water was shallow. “Come on!” Mother said. “Put your hands down and move your legs like a frog.” Tiara tried the move and it was very easy. His kicks propel him forward, so that he walks with his arms, just like swimming. Tiara practiced and kept practicing.
“Today, what did I learn, Dad?” Tiara asked the next day. “Now, paddle your hands like a frog too,” said Dad. Tiara tries to do that. He tried again and again. Tiara tried, but she couldn’t lift both her hands from below at the same time.
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Go deeper, Tiara!” Mother’s advice. “Then try paddling with your hands like a swimming puppy.” Tiara went away a bit she tried to paddle like a puppy and still couldn’t raise her hands properly.
One day, Tiara tried to swim in the shallow sea. Then the waves came. It made the water deep and Tiara’s hand couldn’t hold the seabed. The water was so deep, that Tiara had to do something. Unknowingly, his hands and feet moved together. He can swim.
“You can, Tiara,” said Mother and Dad helping Tiara out of the air and hugging her. “You can swim!” Mother called again. “Yes I can,” said Tiara. “I can swim, but not like a frog, or a dog. When I swim, it’s like myself,” Tiara laughed happily as Dad hugged her. Tiara then returned to the water to swim alone once more.