His First Flight' by Liam O' Flaherty tells about the need for courage and self-confidence to overcome fears in life. A young seagull looked desperately at the vast expanse of water that stretched before him.  His parents, brothers and little sister had flown away and left him alone on the rock. There was no food and he was hungry. He could not fly.  Many times he had tried to run forward to the brink of the ledge and flap his wings. But he was afraid and felt that his wings would not support him. Despite making countless efforts his parents could not persuade him to make an attempt to fly. He was starving and felt that he would die if he did not get any food. He saw his mother tearing a piece of fish with her beak. When he cried out to her she just screamed back mockingly. Then he saw his mother approaching him with food and was very happy. But she stopped at a distance. He was very hungry so he dived at the fish. His mother flew upward and he started falling. He was terrified for a moment but then he realized that he was flying. In this way he made his first flight.