The Bird and the Owl

There was once a little bird who live in a small glen on the edge of a mountain.
Every morning he wish desperately to have the strength to fly over and see the other side.
You see, when he was just a fledgling he'd been blown away from he's family in a horrible storm, over the mountain. He hadn't seen them in many, many moons.
One day, he said "blast it all, I've got to do it." He could wait no longer to see those he loved.
So, he packed a couple seeds under his breast feathers and took off. No regard for his own safety.
He flew and flew and flew until his little wings could beat no more. Exhausted from his efforts he landed with a struggle in a spruce tree.
In the middle of the night he's awoken by a rustling in the branches beside him. Looking to his side sharply he sees a massive owl. Scared for his life he squawks and tries to hop away fast.
The owl calls out to him, "rest little one, you may share my bough. I'll not harm you."
Eying the great raptor cautiously he pauses and settles down where he is. "Why won't you hurt me?" The little bird asks warily. With a swivel of his head he looks in the small creatures eyes, "what good would it do me? You're going to do it to yourself and leave me a feast."
Indignant the bird replies, "I will not. I am simply flying home to my family."
"These mountains are home to more dangers than I little one," the owl replies. "Why do you search for a home when you can settle where you were and be safe? Surely, you've made it this long alone."
The little bird hops up to the larger of his kind and says "Why would I settle when I can search and learn and grow?"
"Because you would be safe and content. Discontent only arises when knowledge of something greater comes into play," says the wise bird.
Thinking about this the little bird supposes the great owl could be right and without a word more settles down for the night, nestled in the raptors feathers.
Just before dawn the little bird awakes again to a more shocking surprise than the last. The great raptors talons pinning him to the branch. "Why," cries the bird shrilly, "You said you wouldn't hurt me, you gave me words of wisdom and comfort!"
The owl looks at the small thing beneath his foot and says, "One of the greatest lessons in life is to be careful of whose wise words you listen to." And with that the owl gobbled him whole.