Once there was a bird who fell in love with a whale and a whale who fell in love with a bird.
The bird loved the whale's beautiful smile. He loved the way she swam through the water
so gracefully. The whale loved the bird's handsome white feathers. She loved to watch him
soar through the sky. And they both loved to eat lots of tiny fish. All summer, the bird and
the whale met in the bay. They talked and talked. They talked about the moon and the stars
and the ships on the ocean. The bird told jokes and made the whale laugh. The whale sang
beautiful songs that made the bird cry, even though he didn't know why. One day, you could
meet my family in the ocean, said the whale. And you could meet my friends on the
land, said the bird. Everything was perfect. But the world does not stop turning just because
a bird and a whale fall in love. Summer turned into autumn and autumn turned into winter.
The ocean turned cold and all the other whales left for warmer waters. Come with me to
warmer waters, said the whale. It's a wonderful place. It's always warm and there are so
many fish to eat. I love to eat fish, said the bird. And I love you. I will follow you anywhere.
But first, teach me to be a whale. Like this, said the whale. Follow me.
And she dived deep into the water. Okay, said the bird. And he also dived deep into the
water. Deeper and deeper he went. I'm swimming, he laughed. I'm a whale. But soon he
couldn't breathe. He returned to the surface gasping. He tried and tried and tried again, but he
ran out of breath every time. I don't think a bird can become a whale, said the bird. Come
with me instead. I live up on the cliffs. It's a wonderful place. It's warm and cozy. And every
morning you can watch the sunrise. I love to watch the sunrise, said
the whale. And I love you.
I will follow you anywhere, but first teach me to be a bird Like this said the bird follow me
and he flapped his wings and soared into the sky Okay, said the whale She squeezed her eyes
shut and flapped her fins just like the bird She flapped and flapped
up and down water splashed everywhere I'm flying She laughed. I'm a bird But when she
opened her eyes, she wasn't soaring in the sky She was still in the water She tried and tried
and tried again, but she could not fly I don't think a whale can become a
bird said the whale But if you can't fly and I can't swim Where can we live together?
Said the bird We will stay here in the bay Said the whale But the bird shook his head sadly
You love to swim deep in the ocean He said that is your
favorite thing to do You would never be happy here The whale sighed And you love to fly
and soar into the sky She said that is your favorite thing to do You would never be happy
here either And so because the bird and whale loved each other so much
they said goodbye But they never forgot each other Every time the whale saw a bird flying
high in the sky She thought of her bird She hoped he was enjoying the skies just like that
And every time the bird saw a whale diving deep in the ocean He thought of his whale He
hoped she was enjoying the ocean Just like that
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