Question

What were his parents teaching his brothers and sisters? A) to perfect the art of flying B) to skim the waves C) to dive for fish D) all of the above

Answer 1

D. All of the above.

Explanation:

• In the short story "His First Flight" by Liam O' Flaherty, the young seagull's attempts to learn how to fly is the main focus of the whole plot.
• This story tells of a  young bird overcoming his fear of flying after his hunger overtook or become more than his fear of flying.
• The story revolves around a young seagull who refused to fly out even after his parents tried their best to teach him, along with his siblings.
• While his siblings all took to the act of flying, to skim the waves and even hunt for fishes, he backed out every time he tried.
• But as hours passed, he became so hungry that he forgot about his fear.
• Seeing food on his mother's beak, he approached the food without realizing the obstacle he had to overcome to get to it.
• In his eagerness to fill his hunger, he got to the food that was on the beak but not on the ground. The mother had hovered nearby the edge of the cliff where the young seagull was at.
• At last, he fell in his attempt to get the food but then realized he was actually flying and getting higher and higher away from the ground.
• So, the correct answer is option D.

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His First Flight summary

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