Grizz eagerly checked into the hotel.  He was excited for his vacation in Beachy Bay.  He was looking forward to warm weather and sunny beaches.  He was also hoping he could learn something new.

When Grizz got to his room, the first thing he did was go to the window and smell the fresh sea air.  

"What a great beach!" he exclaimed.  

Then he got dressed in his swim shorts, grabbed a towel, and went outside to enjoy the beach.  

Grizz knew what he wanted to do first.  He loved to swim.  He had learned when he was little and practiced every day until he could streak through the water like a fish. 

Grizz laughed as he swam and splashed happily.  He imagined how silly he would look if he did have fins. 

"Ha!" he laughed, "a bearfish!"

When Grizz got out of the water, he saw an amazing sight.  Several children were building a sandcastle.  

"That's cool!" thought Grizz. "I want to do that!"

Grizz went right to work.  First, he made a little pile of sand.  Then, he made it bigger, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't transform the pile of sand into a sandcastle. 

"Hmm...", thought Grizz, "I need help!" He thought about the children he'd seen before.  "I wonder if those kids would teach me..."

Grizz approached the children cautiously.  After all, he was a big bear.  He didn't want to frighten them.

"Excuse me...", he began, "I don't mean to alarm you, but..."

The kids looked up from their sandcastle in amazement. Their eyes widened as they saw who was speaking to them.

"Oh, no," thought Grizz. "Please don't scream," he said, "I just wanted to ask..."