Learning to Fly
You're average for an eagle chick. Most baby birds are more or less the same. As you grow older, though, you find that you're smarter than any of your siblings - quite a lot smarter, in fact. It's easy to outwit your birdbrained nestmates and get the biggest share of your parents' warmth and food. You quickly become the largest, strongest chick in the nest. You're the first to learn to fly. Once you leave the nest, you find that you're also the largest, strongest eagle in the jungle - and your brain makes the others look like a bunch of flying turkeys.
Human intelligence isn't that easy to lose. It just takes a while to develop when your brain's the size of a grape.
You're the best hunter in the area, with a large territory, a well-fed stomach, and dozens of attractive young eagles eager to be your mate... Somehow, though, you find yourself paying more attention to the nearby humans. You find their way of life fascinating. They're silly-looking creatures, flightless and bald, but you realize that you envy their tools, their waterproof nests, and - most of all - their hands...
Written by Chrysalis on 18 July 2010
The end (for now)