How did his parents encourage taunk and even threaten him what was their purpose
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Every parent Has the information about their children that how to handle them. There no need to tell them that they are correct or wrong .So this happen in this chapter that young seagull parents taunt her because he not flying they encourage him in the Beginning also but they know this seagull is timid so they use harsh ways to make him fly .At the end their hardwork show a positive sign.
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The parents came around calling to him, threatening to let him starve on his ledge ,unless he flew away.
The young seagulls parents threatened and cajoled him to fly because they wanted him to become self dependent. They knew that he would never be able to do anything if didn't learn to fly. He would become completely dependent upon others for basic necessities of life.