One day there was a bird named Sammy, who did not know how to fly. It wasn’t that he did not want to know how to fly, it was simply that Sammy was never taught. All his bird friends were always flying around. But, he simply stayed on the tree branch and watch. Finally however, Sammy began to get tired of watching. He walked up to the nearest edge of the tree branch and jumped; expecting to fly. But instead he fell. Sammy did this everyday after school. It had been three months and still nothing. All the other birds would tease him. “Sammy, you’re like a penguin!” One yelled. “Maybe you’re not a real bird!” Another added. All the teasing just made the young bird want to quit. Until one day, another bird had come to the school to speak to the class. However, instead of flying up on stage, he walked onto it. Just like Sammy would have done. The speaker, Mr. Thomson, explained that he was never able to fly due to a condition. But he also told the young birds how valuable walking was. Mr. Thomson went on to explain that even though he could not fly, there were plenty of things he could do better than his flying friends. He was one of the fastest runners of his class and always had the coolest ground friends. Plus, walking allowed him to know all the good spots to find tasty worms. All these positives just made Sammy happier and happier. After all, he had never met another bird like him. So, seeing an adult like himself made the young flightless bird even more confident in his abilities. Sure, he was not like all the other birds in his class. But Sammy knew he was a smart, strong, and capable bird, no matter what.