Disabled Wings

Once upon a time, there was a small bird named Emily. Emily was the youngest of all her 6 brothers. Family was always a competition, so she never had the chance to prove her limits without being judged.

Emily was always pitied in the family since she could not fly yet. All her siblings were able to fly when they were at least 3 years old. Emily however, never flew. On weekdays while her family flew looking for food, young Emily would stay at the nest playing with leaves that would often fall in the nest. The leaves were often big, so it was very easy for her to hide under them from predators. Her small size also helped, too.

One day, Emily overheard her parents gossiping about her late at night. She heard her mother say that she was a "Lost cause," and her father agreed. Emily cried after what she had heard, and cried herself to sleep.

The next morning, she awoke and the nest looked like a heavy gust of wind had blew it over. She looked around, and her family was no where to be seen. She jumped to the edge of the nest, and looked over. She soon saw her family, and was shocked.

Emily knew she felt wind last night, but she didn't know it would be so strong. Apparently, the wind last night was so strong, that it blew away Emily's whole family out of the nest and into the pond that laid not too far from the nest. Emily cried as she saw the corpses of her family dead, and floating on the lake. It wasn't hard for her to learn that they had drowned.

Emily was grateful that she couldn't fly. She couldn't even spread her small wings. Because of this, she survived. The large leaf she slept under was a great help.

The small bird wept. To the humans, it sounded like sorrowful singing. The bird was indeed depressed for the rest of her life. She promised herself that she would never learn how to fly, and she would continue weeping in mourn of her loved ones.

THE END.