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The mother eagle and the little ones 

On the top of a high mountain lived a family of eagles. One day the mother eagle called her little ones in the nest and said “The time has come, you must learn to fly”.

“But how?” replied the young ones with a little uneasiness in their voice.

Then the mother eagle explained “You must go to the edge of the cliff and throw yourself forward into the wind”

The young ones looked at each other with anxious eyes. Then they walked to the edge of the cliff, looked down very carefully and quickly rushed back to the safety of the nest. The next day again the mother eagle reminded her little ones that the time had come for them to fly.

The little ones full of fear replied “It is far too high, we might fall. We are frightened.”

But the mother eagle again insisted “My dear little ones, come to the edge. Do not be afraid.”

She took them to the edge of the cliff and gently pushed them. As they spread their wings, the wind lifted them and they were soon flying!