Dick was a sailor on a big ship and was often on the ship for several months at a time. When he woke up inthe morning and looked out,he only saw the sea,or sometimes a port.When he was 25,Dick got married and bought a small house with a garden in his wife s town.It was faraway from the sea.Then he had to go back to his ship,and he did not come home for two months.He went fromport to the town by bus,and was very happy to see his wife again.