Hunters of the Sky

Polly climbed to the very edge of the mountain. Below her, the rock fell straight down into the sea, and the waves looked tiny from so high up.

The warm morning air rose up along the face of the cliff. Polly opened her wings, and the rising wind lifted her without any effort at all.

A great eagle appeared and floated beside her. It had a white belly, and it did not flap its wings even once. It simply rode the wind along the wall of rock, calm and sure.

Suddenly a falcon dived past her, as fast as a falling stone. Polly laughed out loud and let the warm wind carry her even higher into the sky.