A bedtime story about rehearsing trouble before it comes

A young crowned owlet mid-tumble through the air, wings half-spread, the guardian owl watching calmly.

The Owl Who Practised Falling

A very short story about a calm day, a soft net, and learning to stand by practising the fall.

  1. The little owls huddled and worried, afraid of the day something might go wrong.

    In the castle, everyone was afraid of falling.
    No one wanted the day something might go wrong.

  2. The wise old owl gently explaining a strange idea to the two owlets.

    “The way to stop fearing the fall,” said the wise old owl, “is to practise it — on purpose.”

  3. A calm clear day with soft nets laid out below the castle walls, ready for practice.

    So they chose a calm, clear day — not a stormy one — and laid soft nets below.

  4. The owl gently letting the little Princess tumble on purpose, the Prince ready with the net.

    Then, gently, the owl let the little Princess tumble — just to see what would happen.

  5. They discover a wobbly step and a rope worn thin — the weak spot, found safely.

    And they found it: a step that wobbled, a rope worn thin — the weak spot, discovered in safety, not in a storm.

  6. The owlets practising the catch with the net, again and again, until it is easy.

    So they mended it, and practised the catch — again, and again, until it was easy.

  7. A real storm hits the castle at night, and the calm owls know exactly what to do.

    Then, one night, the real storm came.
    And the castle did not panic — it had done this before.

  8. The two owlets cosy and unafraid, the guardian owl keeping watch with one blue and one crimson eye under a crescent moon.

    Now the little owls are not afraid to fall, because they know exactly how to stand back up.
    And the owl, one blue eye and one crimson, kept watch.
    Goodnight.