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The Bird Which
Did Not Want to Fly
risha needed eggs from the Bird Which Did Not Want to
Fly for Kingtrytofly II’s previously requested omelette, that would resolve
his fixed idea of flying. Arisha had never seen this bird, but had
heard of her through the other birds that landed on her own house.
Often times, chit-chat was heard coming from the roof, with birds
sharing their own tasteful opinions. The sedulous sparrows complained
of her being lazy. The stunning swans believed that she was
far too obsessed with her own looks, and could not risk flying or else
she would ruin her perfectly put together hairstyle. However, Arisha
did not take these insults seriously. She understood why the swans
would not admire one of their own if she was far prettier than themselves.
The only information that Ms. Babarisha needed from those
gossiping machines was where this special bird lived. And so Arisha
listened closely as she sat in her kitchen one day, and discovered that
she knew exactly where the bird lived and how to get there. She began
packing her luggage filled with spices and pans, and left.
Eventually, her short trek had come to an end, and she arrived at the
three trees described in the previous hearsay. They were all towering
taller than skyscrapers, much larger than she anticipated. Logically,
Arisha assumed that there would be an easy way to the top, considering that
the bird did not want to fly.
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