The Windless Kite
There was this one day some time ago that a small and lowly Kite decided he wanted to take to the air and fly. Unfortunately, though, he had never done this before. He didn’t know where or how to begin. And because his wings were tiny and uneven…he had not what it takes to fly. So he lay there on the sand, immobile and flightless…until a small gust of Wind lifted him slightly off the ground. Noting this, he timidly asked the Wind to help him out on his quest to fly. The Wind, thinking this to be such a simple, even silly request, obliged…and he huffed and puffed and blew until the small Kite rose higher, and higher… ...and higher still into the great blue sky! The small Kite was elated! He had never known such sights! He could almost see til the ends of the earth! And so he flew and flew, his spirits buoyed by the Wind. Lost, however, in his thoughts of wonder and awe, the small and lowly Kite didn’t notice that the Wind had gotten tired. Tired of floating the small Kite around. Tired ...