The Baby Eagle

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onceuponatimetherewasababyeaglelivinginanestperchedonacliffoverlookingabeautifulvalleywithwaterfallsandstreams,treesandlotsoflittleanimals,scurryingaboutenjoyingtheirlives.

thebabyeaglelikedthenest.itwastheonlyworldhehadeverknown.itwaswarmandfortable,hadagreatview,andevenbetter,hehadallthefoodandloveandattentionthatagreatmothereaglecouldprovide.manytimeseachdaythemotherwouldswoopdownfromtheskyandlandinthenestandfeedthebabyeagledeliciousmorselsoffood.shewaslikeagodtohim,hehadnoideawhereshecamefromorhowsheworkedhermagic.

thebabyeaglewashungryallthetime,butthemothereaglewouldalwaysejustintimewiththefoodandloveandattentionhecraved.thebabyeaglegrewstrong.hisvisiongrewverysharp.hefeltgoodallthetime.

untiloneday,themotherstoppedingtothenest.

thebabyeaglewashungry."i'msuretodie,"saidthebabyeagle,allthetime.

"verysoon,deathising,"hecried,withtearsstreamingdownhisface.overandover.buttherewasnooheretohearhim.

thenonedaythemothereagleappearedatthetopofthemountaincliff,withabigbowlofdeliciousfoodandshelookeddownatherbaby.thebabylookedupatthemotherandcried"whydidyouabandonme?i'mgoingtodieanyminute.howcouldyoudothistome?"

themothersaid,"hereissomeverytastyandnourishingfood,allyouhavetodoisegetit."

"egetit!"saidthebaby,withmuchanger."how?"

themotherflewaway.

thebabycriedandcriedandcried.

afewdayslater,"i'mgoingtoenditall,"hesaid."igiveup.itistimeformetodie."

hedidn'tknowhismotherwasnearby.sheswoopeddowntothenestwithhislastmeal.

"eatthis,it'syourlastmeal,"shesaid.

thebabycried,butheateandwhinedandwhinedaboutwhatabadmothershewas.

"you'reaterriblemother,"hesaid.thenshepushedhimoutofthenest.

hefell.

headfirst.

pickedupspeed.

fasterandfaster.

hescreamed."i'mdyingi'mdying,"hecried.hepickedupmorespeed.

helookedupathismother."howcouldyoudothistome?"

helookeddown.

thegroundrushedcloser,fasterandfaster.hecouldvisualizehisowndeathsoclearly,ingsosoon,andcriedandwhinedandplained."thisisn'tfair!"hescreamed.

somethingstrangehappens.

theaircaughtbehindhisarmsandtheysnappedawayfromhisbody,withafeelingunlikeanythinghehadeverexperienced.helookeddownandsawthesky.hewasn'tmovingtowardsthegroundanymore,hiseyeswerepointedupatthesun.

"huh?"hesaid."whatisgoingonhere!"

"you'reflying,"hismothersaid.

"thisisfun!"laughedthebabyeagle,ashesoaredanddivedandswooped.

"yesitis!"saidthemother.