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The story is about a young seagull who is afraid to fly. His parents try to encourage him to fly by leaving him alone and calling out to him. Due to intense hunger, he sees his mother with food and dives for it, which causes him to take flight. Overcoming his fear, he is able to fly and his family celebrates his first successful flight.

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His First Flight-Notes

The story is about a young seagull who is afraid to fly. His parents try to encourage him to fly by leaving him alone and calling out to him. Due to intense hunger, he sees his mother with food and dives for it, which causes him to take flight. Overcoming his fear, he is able to fly and his family celebrates his first successful flight.

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Ch.

03: HIS FIRST FLIGHT


INTRODUCTION
This is an imaginary story which conveys that one learns by being courageous and not
by sitting idle.

A young seagull is fed lovingly by his parents. But when the time comes for him to fly, he
is quite afraid. At last, his mother hits upon a plan by persuading him with food in her
beak. And the seagull finally learns how to fly.

Theme
• A young seagull didn’t have SELF-BELIEF to fly

• It lacked SELF-CONFIDENCE to go for the first attempt

• The bird needed COURAGE to overcome fear

• Motivation / encouragement from the PARENTS played a very important role in the
seagull’s first flight

Hesitation – trial – error – success

Flow of the lesson


 The Seagull Family

 Young Seagull’s Fear of Flying

 Parents Leave Young Seagull Alone

 Hunger and Heat Increase

 Young Seagull Dives for Food

 Flight Begins

 Joy of Flight and Reunion of Family

Message
 There are many things that seem impossible only so long as one does not attempt
them.
 You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the
shore.
 Success is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration
 Nothing is born into this world without LABOUR.
 Coming out of your comfort zone is TOUGH in the beginning, CHAOTIC in the
middle, and AWESOME in the end… because in the end, it shows you a whole new
world!! Make an attempt…
 If you never take action, failure is guaranteed. When the only thing you fear is
failure, the only thing you can do is
 get started. Yeah, you might fail if you try but if you never try you will always fail.

Question-Answer
Q. 1 : Why was the young seagull afraid to fly? Do you think all young birds are afraid to
make their first flight? Do you think a human baby also finds it a challenge to take its first
step?

Ans: The young seagull was afraid to fly because it was his first flight and he feared of
falling and hurting himself. He thought his wings would not support him while flying.

Yes, it is natural that doing something for the first time is a bit challenging a nd fearful.
Similarly, a human baby is also afraid of taking the first step and finds it challenging
when it learns to crawl or stand up without support.

Q. 2 : Do you sympathise with the seagull? Give reasons.

Ans: Flying is a natural instinct of birds. But the young seagull developed a fright of
flight. We sympathise with him because he had to suffer a lot before he got o ver his fear
of flying. He had to bear the taunts of his family. He had to go without food for twenty-
four hours.

Q. 3 : “The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest? What compelled
the young seagull to finally fly?

Answer : The young seagull was very hungry. It was his hunger that ultimately compelled
him to fly. His hunger intensified when he saw his mother tearing at a piece of fish that
lay at her feet. He cried to her, begging her to get some food. When his mother came
towards him with food in her beak, he screamed with joy and anticipation. However, she
stopped mid-way. He wondered why she did not come nearer. Not being able to resist or
control his hunger any longer, he dived at the food in his mother’s beak. At that moment,
his hunger overpowered his fear of the great expanse of sea beneath the cliff. Finally,
this plunge was followed by the natural reaction of his body, i.e. to fly.

Q. 4 : “They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly.” Why did the seagull’s father and
mother threaten him and cajole him to fly?
Ans: Seagull’s parents had tried everything but he was reluctant to fly due to fear of
falling down. He looked at his brothers and sister but wouldn’t make any efforts. That’s
why the whole family had left him alone and threatened and cajoled him to come but
every effort went in vain.

Q. 5 : How did the young seagull and his family celebrate his first flight?

Answer : The young seagull dived at the fish due to hunger and fell outwards and
downwards into space. He moved downwards and outwards and landed safely on the sea
and floated on it without any fear. When the young seagull started flying and got over his
fear, his family screamed around him out of joy. They praised him and offered him scraps
of dog-fish out of delight as he made a successful attempt.

Important Idioms
bird’s eye view

view from somewhere high

Ex. We got a bird’s eye view of the city from the mountain top.

as free as a bird

as if one is carefree

Ex. After finishing her exam, she will be as free as a bird.

eagle’s eye

ability to observe something closely

Ex. My mother has an eagle’s eye when it comes to my habits.

spread one’s wings

to try to work on things independently

Ex. He did not take the help of his peers because he wanted to spread his wings.

A home bird

One who prefers to spend his social and free time at home

Ex. He hardly goes out with his friends; he is really a home bird.

Early bird

Early riser or one who does something prior to the usual time

Ex. Being an early bird, he gets enough free time in the evening.
A night owl

One who often stays up late or is active at night

Ex. My elder brother is a night owl, but I like to be in bed by 10 pm.

To Have Butterflies In Your Stomach

To be nervous

Ex. I just couldn’t perform on the stage since I had butterflies in my stomach.

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