I saw her spread her wings and flap them experimentally. She rose off the ground and hovered for a moment.

The truth of it struck me. She was growing fast and she was getting more independent every day. I’d promised not to hold her back, so I had to let her grow at her own pace.

“Fly back to me, Baby,” I called to her.

“If you start to fall, spread your wings and glide down. Do you understand that word?”

“You changed your mind,” she informed me as she jumped.

Hannah practiced flying over the pit all afternoon. She started out mainly just gliding from one ledge to another. Soon she had reached the bottom and had to fly to get back up. I just sat and watched from the top, calling out encouragement.

‘m hungry, Mama,” she cried when she was still halfway down in the pit.

and feed, then,” I

and wailed,

A ‘s L I B

Ma’am,” I said to the large woman

the young female down there?” the woman asked

climb down and then stumbled. The woman seemed pleased Hannah had

of the way up. She

fine female!” the woman said before she

as she started to nurse. She quieted quickly,

a scene you just made,” I said

and continued

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