The Flight of Flea

Published: Aug. 26, 2022, 6:35 a.m.

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The smallest bird in the world embarks on a quest to recover a lost gift left to him by his mother\\u2026his true name.

Genre: Fable, Mystery, Mythology, Science Fiction

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Excerpt:

The thunderbird. The trickster raven. The creator heron known as Benu.

He was in awe of them all. And he wanted to learn to acquire their qualities. Cleverness, strength, knowledge. And wings so magnificent that all creatures great and small were gripped with awe at their sight.

But whenever he would voice such longings, he was always ridiculed, for he was so small that all who knew him called him the flea bird, and soon that became his name, \\u201cFlea.\\u201d

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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cThe Flight of Flea\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2018 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel

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Music:
\\u201cTrip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background\\u201d by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)

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Music by Jonathan Shaw*
\\u201cA Dream of First Flight\\u201d
\\u201cThoughts\\u201d
\\u201cAfternoon Chat\\u201d
\\u201cMidnight Creeping\\u201d
\\u201cChecking Inventory\\u201d
\\u201cA Fight in the Fields\\u201d

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Music by TRG Banks
\\u201cThe silver bus\\u201d
\\u201cInsideoutworld\\u201d
\\u201cAbove the Earth\\u201d
\\u201cA Tale of Wind\\u201d
\\u201cHorse ride 4\\u201d
\\u201cSmooth jacket\\u201d

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*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.

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Music by Jonathan Shaw is licensed from GameDev Market
Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket

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Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Jonathan Shaw at jshaw.co.uk and gamedevmarket.net
Find more music by TRG Banks at freemusicarchive.org and bandcamp.com
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Episode art description: Digital drawing.\\xa0 Composite image of various mythological figures associated with birds. Foreground center is a spark of light emitting a glow and a crown of tiny rays. Behind is a curled serpent with a frilled neck and tail facing right, representing Quetzlcoatl.\\xa0 \\xa0Behind Quetzlcoatl, facing left, is a glowing silhouette of a bird with an ornate tail just visible and a flowing crest, representing the Phoenix. Behind the Phoenix, top half of image, center, is a humanoid figure wearing gold jewelry, with a bird\\u2019s beak for a nose, outstretched wings, and eyes closed, making the praying hands gesture, representing Garuda. Behind all the figures is the hazy outline of mountains in the distance. Watermark of the word \\u201cstoryfeather\\u201d lies over the image.

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