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My Grandfather

By Advaita

          His eyes gleaming, mind whirring, thinking what to do.  Then, "Checkmate," my grandpa exclaims as he takes my king.

             My Grandpa takes two strolls everyday from my house to the library.  He is wise with experience.  My mom's dad is very smart.  He's in his late seventies and is five foot seven, I think.  The reason he's smart is because he can do any math problem in his head.  His favorite beverage is chocolate milk.  It smells like Willy Wonka's factory.  My granpa wears jeans and wears jean jackets.  He has grey hair.He was the director of police in Gujrat.  Ramuthathe, that's what we call him, also walked for the C.B.I. which is like the F.B.I. One thing I never knew about him is that he wrote for newspapers and magazines.

         He's very funny too.  One joke is that my brother and I just came back from a multiple choice test.  Then our mom asks us if we want soda or joice, and we say "a."

        Believe it or not he can also do magic.  The tricks are called number magic, psychic magic and card magic.  My favorite memory was when my grandpa taught me his tricks.

       The only thing I don't get about Ramuthatha is that he doesn't let us have gum!

       My grandpa taught me carom.  Carom is a board game you play on a wooden square with wooden rims.  You have to hit circular things, that look like mini pucks.  White ones are 2 points and clack ones are one point, but the red one is worth five points.  Then this other, bigger, cirular puck you have to pick it and try to hit the other pieces into four holes.

       My grandpa also taught me cricket, which is like baseball except there are no foul balls.  Also the bat is broad and wooden.  The bowler which is like a pitcher, chucks a ball at the ground.  Then it bouces up and the batter tries to hit it.  If anything topples the wicket which are three poles sticking out of the ground, the batter is out.  did you know their ball is three times harder than a baseball?  They also don't have any mitts!  You can also score as many times as you want. 

     My grandpa is the best  He has pretty much taught me everything!