People have dreamed about being able to fly for as long as we can remember. There are many popular stories about flight. These include Peter Pan, Mary Poppins and Superman. The stories range from nursery rhymes to religious beliefs.

For centuries, people have been asking questions about how things in nature work. How do birds fly? Why does the sun rise and set every day? Myths are stories that try to answer these questions in language that people can understand.

The following stories try to explain the relationship between the world and the people living on it. These stories have been around since before we knew how to build things that fly.

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