The Baby Eagle

onceuponatimetherewasababyeaglelivinginanestperchedonacliffoverlookingabeautifulvalleywithwaterfallsandstreams,treesandlotsoflittleanimals,scurryingaboutenjoyingtheirlives.

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

thebabyeaglewashungryallthetime,butthemothereaglewouldalwayscomejustintimewiththefoodandloveandattentionhecraved.thebabyeaglegrewstrong.hisvisiongrewverysharp.hefeltgoodallthetime.

untiloneday,themotherstoppedcomingtothenest.

thebabyeaglewashungry."imsuretodie,"saidthebabyeagle,allthetime.

"verysoon,deathiscoming,"hecried,withtearsstreamingdownhisface.overandover.buttherewasnoonetheretohearhim.

thenonedaythemothereagleappearedatthetopofthemountaincliff,withabigbowlofdeliciousfoodandshelookeddownatherbaby.thebabylookedupatthemotherandcried"whydidyouabandonme?imgoingtodieanyminute.howcouldyoudothistome?"

themothersaid,"hereissomeverytastyandnourishingfood,allyouhavetodoiscomegetit."

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

themotherflewaway.

thebabycriedandcriedandcried.

afewdayslater,"imgoingtoenditall,"hesaid."igiveup.itistimeformetodie."

hedidntknowhismotherwasnearby.sheswoopeddowntothenestwithhislastmeal.

"eatthis,itsyourlastmeal,"shesaid.

thebabycried,butheateandwhinedandwhinedaboutwhatabadmothershewas.

"youreaterriblemother,"hesaid.thenshepushedhimoutofthenest.

hefell.

headfirst.

pickedupspeed.

fasterandfaster.

hescreamed."imdyingimdying,"hecried.hepickedupmorespeed.

helookedupathismother."howcouldyoudothistome?"

helookeddown.

thegroundrushedcloser,fasterandfaster.hecouldvisualizehisowndeathsoclearly,comingsosoon,andcriedandwhinedandcomplained."thisisntfair!"hescreamed.

somethingstrangehappens.

theaircaughtbehindhisarmsandtheysnappedawayfromhisbody,withafeelingunlikeanythinghehadeverexperienced.helookeddownandsawthesky.hewasntmovingtowardsthegroundanymore,hiseyeswerepointedupatthesun.

"huh?"hesaid."whatisgoingonhere!"

"youreflying,"hismothersaid.

"thisisfun!"laughedthebabyeagle,ashesoaredanddivedandswooped.

"yesitis!"saidthemother.