Short Story for boys and girls written by: Raúl Simao Ferraz.
Click to read SHELL WITH WINGS (FIRST PART)
….”Follow me! I will wait for you at the top of that mountain!”
And left flying. The turtle did not hesitate to go to that distant date.
Walked through places she had never been before, saw things she had never seen before, and heard noises that were new for her.
Finally, after making a big effort, arrived to the top of the mountain, where the bird was waiting for her. With her head lowered, looking at the ground, with tired look due to the difficult way, but she recognized the bird´s legs and looked at him.
- “Are you ready to fly?”.
The turtle was shocked, amazed with him, enjoying the beauty of his wings, blinded with the curtains these made in front of his eyes.
- “Walk some steps, walk until I say… there!, now, close your eyes!
The bird moved, living behind him the most beautiful view the beach could have from that height.
- “Breath deeply! feel the wind on your face!” – was whispering to her ear flying beside her – “Now, open your eyes and enjoy your flight!”
Her body didn´t seem to be so heavy a all, could feel de breeze strength between her legs, as if were wings. From the far, could see the stone were she was always sitting to watch the birds flying. Her life was also beautiful from the heights, part of the landscape but distant at the same time.
- “Never raise expectations! let the world surprising you” – said the little bird.
Then, understood the amazing secret for the first time, he understood that happiness for the first time.
Stopping at the beach, on her stone, it was not the same never again. She could now see the birds and fly with them. She only needed to close her eyes, to feel the breeze on her body, as wings.
She could feel the colors, the smells, the sounds around her. She felt like being part of that immensity in spite of being so small.
And, above all, she never stopped of hearing that soft voice whispering in her ear saying: “Enjoy your flight!”. Making her really happy since then.
And that is the end of the story…
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