Once upon a time, high, high up in a tree, there was a bird's nest and in that nest there was a special, little egg . The mother bird worried and fussed and fussed and worried over her little egg, saying, "Oh my, this little egg cannot possibly be big enough for my baby bird."

Finally, the mother bird's wait and worry over the little egg came to an end and her baby hatched. Unfortunately, the egg had

indeed been far too small for her baby bird; the little bird was terribly sick from not having enough room to grow. Not sure how to care for the little one, which they named Polly, the mother bird and father bird took their new baby to the Great Owl . Thanks to the Great Owl's wisdom and patience, the little bird lived, but, despite his tender care, Polly's wings would not grow.

The mother bird refused to believe that her darling baby, that she had worried and waited for, for so long, would never fly. As Polly grew, her mother worked with her everyday, in hopes of teachin

Although it would be easy to reference "Love in Sandy Lane" (p. 1763) to my own somewhat unrequited love, it is actually the town in the story that I am referencing here. I am from an incredibly small town (we don't even have a red light) and the town described in the story reminds me very much of the strange attitudes that the people I grew up around posess.

The title of the story, which comes from this line, is meant to be a direct reference to the Campbell video, The Power of Myth. I specifically chose the word conquer to bring up the image of the conquering hero. I wholly accept Campbell's idea that every life is a hero's quest and even though it may seem a bit arrogant, given the challenges that I have faced in my life, I very much consider myself a conqueror and a hero for living through them.

learn how to gather twigs and they would still be nearby

Finally, after Polly calmed down and began to think things through, she decided what to do. She could not totally discard the plans that she and Petey had designed; they were good plans and throwing them away would mean throwing away something that had meant a lot to her and Petey. Instead, Polly decided to take her plans to another forest where she could learn even more about gathering twigs and where there was more food. There, Polly would modify her plans to fit a new environment, making them her own. Even though she would alter the plans a little bit, she would still have all the work that she and Petey had done with her. And so Polly set off, in search of yet another new forest to conquer...

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Approximate Word count = 2249
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)