The Ambitious Bird

Once upon a time there was a little bird that desired to see the inside of the sun, so off it flew as soon as it was able, making its way to the sun. It got hotter and hotter, and the bird started to melt, so it came back down. "Boy," he said, "I really didn't know the sun was so hot. Maybe I should try the moon instead." So off it flew toward the moon, only the higher it got, the colder it got, and it began to freeze. "My," thought the bird. "I didn't realize the moon was so cold. Maybe I should try the stars." So off it flew toward the stars, but the higher it got, the further and further it seemed the stars got. So it stopped and said to itself, "I didn't realize the stars were so far away. What shall I fly to if not the sun, moon, or stars?" Then it heard the sound of chirping--a beautiful song. It looked and saw a beautiful gray female bird, and flew in its direction. It followed the bird for days it seemed, and the bird realized, when he finally caught it, that it was love all along it needed to fly to.