"Hello kits," Bluefur purred as she entered the ThunderClan nursery.
"Hi Bluefur," chorused Mistykit, Stonekit, and Mosskit.
"Where's Thrushpelt?" asked Mosskit. "He promised that he will tell us a story."
"He had to go on a moonlight patrol," explained Bluestar. "But he asked me to tell you a story instead."
"Okay," all the kits chorused.
"Good," meowed Bluefur. "Now this story is about a foolish apprentice."
All of the kits were listening attentively.
"This apprentice was not satisfied with the life he had in his clan, you see," meowed Bluefur. "Instead of being with his clan-mates, fighting, and hunting, he wanted to do something else."
"What did he want to do?" asked Mosskit.
"He wanted to fly," meowed Bluefur raising her paw and drawing it in an arc through the air.
"But that is impossible only birds can do that," meowed Stonekit indignantly.
"The apprentice knew that only birds could fly so he came up with a plan," meowed Bluefur. "While he was out hunting he spotted a pair of crows in the forest."
"Did he kill them and bring them to feed his clan?" asked Mistykit.
"He should have," meowed Bluefur. "But instead he walked up to them and asked them a question."
"You can talk to crows?" asked Mosskit.
"No," meowed Bluefur, "Only in stories you can."
"What did he ask?" asked Stonekit
"He meowed, 'Hey, crows can you help me fly? I have been seeing you do it,'" explained Bluefur.
"What did the crows say?" asked Mistykit.
"The crows immediately saw that this apprentice was an unwise one," meowed Bluefur. "But they decided to humor him. They said, 'Sure what do you want us to do?" mewed Bluefur.
"What did the apprentice say?" asked Mosskit.
"They apprentice asked the crows to grab on to each end of a stick thick enough so that it wouldn't break under his weight," explained Bluefur. "The crows did as they were told seeing the apprentice wouldn't kill them."
All of the kits were listening attentively.
"The apprentice then bit down on the middle of the stick and asked the crows to flap their wings as hard as they possibly could," continued Bluefur.
"Did he do it did he really fly?" asked Stonekit.
"Yes he did," explained Bluefur. "The apprentice felt himself being lifted off of the ground and going high into the sky, higher than any cat had gone."
"Wow…" mewled Mistykit.
"A passing thrush caught sight of the unusual scene," meowed Bluefur. "The songbird chirped in surprise at the apprentice, 'Well this must certainly be the leader of all cats!'"
Feeling a bit proud at his accomplishment the apprentice opened his mouth to boast that in fact he was the leader but as he did so he suddenly found himself plummeting to the ground because he had let go of the stick," meowed Bluefur.
"Oh no!" mewled all of the kits at once.
"Now see what this teaches us," meowed Bluefur. "You must not boast of even the greatest of your accomplishments; and I can see that all three of you will accomplish a lot when you all grow up and become warriors," she meowed lovingly to all of the kits.
"Now go to sleep my kits."
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