Question

They were beckoning to him calling shrilly why did the seagull 's father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly?​

Answer 1

Seagull' s father and mother were beckoning to him as they wanted their child to learn flying , so that he might become self dependent and survive in this world. They did so to let him muster up the courage to open his wings and sweep into the air , bythe was afraid to take the first step . To motivate him to take the first step , his parents threatened him that if he would not fly than , he would have to starve to death .

Answer 2

The young seagull was afraid to fly. Even when it saw its brothers and sisters flying, and its parents helping and teaching them, it could not gather enough courage to make that first flight. That is why, its father and mother were calling to it shrilly and scolding it. They threatened to let it starve on its ledge, if it did not fly. They did so because they wanted it to leave its fear behind and learn to fly.