Once upon a time, there lived a kind-hearted king. He loved animals, especially1He had a huge sanctuary(保护区) for them in his palace. He2harming animals. He didn't kill them even for meat.
To thank him for his3, a businessman gave the king4beautiful falcons(猎鹰) as a gift. The king was so5and ordered the head bird trainer to take good care of them.
One day, the king went to the sanctuary to see the falcons fly6he had heard that one of those falcons could fly to great heights fast.
The bird trainer let the falcon out of the enclosure(围墙). It flew very high and its speed was fast enough that it came down to the enclosure within one7.
The king was quite surprised and8. He gave the trainer a lot of money. "I didn't see the other falcon.9is it?" the king asked. The trainer replied that the other one was sitting in a tree. He had tried everything he could but10to make the falcon leave the branch(树枝). The king said that he needed someone to make it move and fly.
11getting the information, an old man went to the palace and said to the king that he would make the bird fly. The next day, the king saw the falcon fly12up to the sky like the other one. Then the king asked the old man what he had done to make the bird fly in a day. The old man simply answered, "l just13the branch of the tree where the falcon used to sit."
Many of us are like this. We know how to fly and where to fly. But we sit doing nothing or doing something that makes us14than others. While you can fly, don 't be15like the falcon with a branch to lean on (倚靠). Don't sit still when you have wings to fly!
