Once upon a time, there was a large mountainside, where an eagle's nest rested. The eagle's nest
contained four
1 eagle eggs. On
e day an earthquake rocked (使震动) the mountain
2 one of the
eggs to roll down the mountain,
3 a chicken farm, which was in the valley below. The chickens knew
that they must
4 and care for the eagle’s egg, so an old hen (母鸡)
5 to hatch (孵) and raise the
large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born.
6 , however, the eagle was raised to be
a(n)
7 . Soon, the eagle believed he was
8 more than a chicken. The eagle loved his home and
family,
9 his spirit cried out for more. While playing a game on the farm one day, the eagle looked to
the skies
above and
10 a group of eagles soaring in the skies. "Oh," the eagle
11 , "I wish I could soar like
those birds." The chickens shouted with
12 , "You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and
chickens do not soar."
The eagle
13 staring at his real family up above,
14 that he could be with them. Each time the
eagle would let his
15 be known, he was told it couldn’t be done. That is
16 the eagle learned to
believe. Slowly, the eagle
17 dreaming and continued to live his life like a chicken.
18 , after a long
life as a chicken, the eagle
19 .
You become what you believe you are; so if you ever dream to become an eagle,
20 your dreams,
not the words of a chicken.
