the boy who wanted to be a bird

 it all started with the boy that wanted to be born and a fresh stick of hazelwood; the boy had a very brave soul for to become visible to us he had to endure the whittling....

  ....sawing and sanding and being held by a stranger's hand, only then could we too see the boy; but that was not enough for this soul who had become solid, the boy wanted to become a bird.....

 oh yes, a hole had to be drilled as well, to fit the arms....

 and then the painstaking whittling of the back of his skull -ouch- but then at last: the bird and boy became one and his dream of becoming a bird had come true....more or less

 he found the cape and tiny feather and insisted on wearing these, to complete the transformation

I think he looks like a soul dancer

he still needs a little help with the flying business; but as far as he is concerned: where there is a desire there is a way to fulfillment