The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids came back and one by one began to tell their stories. Kathy

The teacher gave her fifth-grade class an assignment: Get their parents to tell them a story with a moral at the end of it. The next day the kids came back, and one by one, they began to tell their stories.

Kathy stood up confidently when it was her turn. Her eyes sparkled with excitement as she shared the story her mother had told her.

“My mom told me about a little bird named Timmy,” Kathy began. “Timmy was a small sparrow living in a large forest. He was a curious bird, always eager to explore new places and make new friends. But there was one thing Timmy didn’t like: flying high in the sky. He was scared of heights and preferred staying close to the ground.”

“One day, as Timmy was hopping around the forest floor, he met a wise old owl named Oliver. Oliver noticed that Timmy never flew very high and asked him why. Timmy shyly admitted, ‘I’m afraid of flying high. What if I fall? It seems so dangerous up there.'”