Why Birds Fly

Nearly 2,000 years ago, twenty-year-old Erin Flights gave birth to her first child, Franklin Flights. Franklin had a different personality, to say the least. Perhaps his father was responsible for this, but nobody knows. In fact, nobody knows who his father is. The rumor around town, however, is that an older fellow by the name of George McCaffe may have fathered Franklin. If Mr. McCaffe is indeed Franklin's father, it was best he never admitted to that.

Religion was very prominent 2,000 years ago, so when Erin delivered Franklin she was shunned upon. Not only was she a single mother, but she was only twenty at the time, making matters worse. Word spread very quickly around town of this sin and Erin went into hiding. With her sons best interest in mind, Erin left him on the stairs of a church hoping for forgiveness. She did not let Franklin out of her view until she was sure he had been found. He was found by an older couple who took him under their wing and raised him.

The very few friends who hadn't abandoned Erin after Franklin was born were frantically searching for her, only to come up short each time. Where had she gone? She wasn't to be found in the town circle eating her favorite meal, as she usually was each Tuesday. She wasn't stargazing outside her window as she did every night after taking her routine walk. She was thought to be dead.

Fifteen years passed and the town had nearly forgotten of Erin Flight's disappearance. Her friends had moved on with the rest of the town and stopped looking for her. After all, she was dead... right? Franklin's whereabouts were unknown. He was 15 at that point in time and was searching for an identity. The older couple who had found him passed away by that time and once again Franklin was left on his own. He became extremely rebellious. Hurting animals and starting quarrels became a daily routine, until he was killed after throwing a few punches to man as hardheaded as he.

Franklin was condemned to life in the sky as a punishment for his lifestyle before his death. To this day, Franklin can still be seen flying in the sky, where he will remain for eternity so he cannot hurt another living creature again.