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Do you know the bird of paradise? she is a beautiful bird, with colorful feather. She could sing the most beautiful song on the world. A king liked her very much, so he put her in a golden cage, and let her sang the dulcet song every day. But the bird of paradise couldn’t sing the most beautiful song any more. Her singing was full of sadness. The king was very angry, he said: “ I gave you the costliest cage, the best food. What do you want else?” “ Only the freedom,” the bird said with sadness. “No!” the king snarled, “ I have gaven you the best thing on the world, you don’t need freedom!” Some days later, the bird of paradise fell sick, her colorful feather faded soon, and began to desquamate. She had no strength to sing. The king was very worried, he cried: “Please don’t leave me! Please don’t die! What do you want? I will give it to you!” The bird opened her eyes, and said with enervation: “ Only the freedom.” “ No, I cannot give you the freedom.” The king said: “ Please don’t leave me. I can give you other things.” The bird of Paradise closed her eyes again. Then she had a dream. In her dream, she broke away from the cage. She had the freedom. She flew over the sea, she was singing the most beautiful song. Suddenly, the storm was coming. Rain and wind struck her body, she was very tired, but she was still very happy, only a broken mast also could content her, because she could rest on it for 10 seconds. There was only darkness around her, she didn’t know where is the shore. But she was still very happy, and singing the most beautiful song, because she had the most precious thing—freedom. Some days later, the bird of paradise was going to die. The king was very sad, he said: “ You want freedom. I can give it to you. Please don’t die!” But the bird said: “ It is too late!” Then she closed her eyes.
Maybe sometimes you think you have given he the best thing, but you didn’t. All of the things that you gave to he, was not he want. Freedom is the most precious thing on the world. Lose freedom is more awful than lose life.
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