PREPARATION
What is he able to do well? To steer.
What does this mean? To fly in any direction he wishes.
How does the "Mother" feel over her baby's success? She feels glad.
To whom does she give thanks? To God.
How does she do so? By singing a song of thankfulness.
What can we learn from this story? That, if we really try to do a difficult thing, we can usually succeed; that sometimes a thing that looks hard is really very easy when we try to do it.
Tell this story in your own words. Tell any similar story you know.
THE BROOK
(First Reader, page 110)