Fairy Tail «The King Eagle Who Became a Philosopher»

The King Eagle Who Became a Philosopher.

He hatched on a calm sunny day. It was a beautiful sunset and the world seemed to him a friendly giant ready to give him all its treasures. He knew he was judged to become the King of birds. “You”ll be the King” - whispered the sea. He could see its smooth surface expanding far away. “You”ll be the King”- rustled the breeze stroking his feathers. “You”ll be the King”- sparkled the stars when he was thinking about his majestic future at night.

But soon he realized that he couldn't fly. He flapped his wings but they didn’t support him. At first he hoped they would grow and let him flow in the air over the world. His brothers and sisters were floating in the sky screaming with joy. His mother urged him to fly. Nobody understood that his wings were different, just different, very beautiful but absolutely unable to spread.

When the young eagle understood that he was not a typical eagle, he became a philosopher. His parents and relatives were kind enough to feed him but when he started speaking to them all of them pretended to be really busy and left him in isolation. This loneliness taught him thinking.

Once a brave seagull approached his ledge. She knew she was safe, so she asked the eagle: “ Please, tell me how I can teach my children hunting?” At first the eagle thought that she was mocking at him. However he calmly responded: “Teach them to be brave, to seek and not to give up.” To his great surprise the seagull courteously bowed and thanked him for his wise advice.

Since that meeting a lot of birds asked him for advice about building nests, laying eggs, raising cubs, hunting and all items of hard life of birds. And he could explain to them all details in a simple way. Sometimes he was astonished himself how he could know everything about life of birds. But soon he realized that he was able to observe and analyze events. With plenty of time, this ability made him really wise.

The birds started sharing their food with him in exchange for his wise leadership. And once, on his birthday he woke up to the sound of flapping and joyful screaming. “Dear King! Happy birthday!”