Two Stories About Flying

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The First Flight

– Liam O’ Flahherty

 

The timid seagull’s inability to fly

Left alone on the ledge, the young seagull wondered why he had not been able to fly away with his family. As he watched his brothers and sister fly, he had been sure his wings would never support him. He took refuge in the black hole to spend the night. His parents scolded and reproached him for not trying. They warned …