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cutting off the thread, the kite would freely fly higher. But why did it fall down?”
His father explained, “Son, at the height of life, we often think that some things which

we are tied down with are preventing us from going higher further. The thread was
not keeping the kite from going higher, but it was helping it stay higher when the

wind slowed down and when the wind picked up. It helped the kite go up higher in a
proper direction. And when we cut the thread, it came crashing down without the
support you were giving it through the thread.”

Noel understood this and realised his mistake.

I will be like a flying kite holding my te holding my
I will be like a flying ki
loved ones tight as I soar higher.t as I soar higher.
loved ones tigh

1. Restrictions : Rules to control someone or something
2. Survive : Continue to live

3. Encouragement : Motivation and support

4. Spiralled : Moved in a coiled motion
5. Preventing : Keeping from happening

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. Our loved ones are not ________________ us down, instead supporting

us.

2. Noel and his father went to see the ________________.

3. Noel ________________ flying the kite.

4. The kite spiralled and fell on the ________________ of an unknown

building.

5. The ________________ was not keeping the kite from going higher.

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