A tribe of eagles live on top of this mountain. They are strong and wild, with bright yellow beaks. The eagles have been living together for many many years and do everything together.

However there was something wrong. What could it be?

YOU STOLE MY FOOD

I NEED IT MORE THAN YOU

I MUST DO SOMETHING TO STOP THE FIGHTING!

The eagles began to go out of control! They were wild and fought against each other, which would lead to the pack splitting apart if the issue was not stopped. Every eagle was angry with each other, and all the younger ones were scared.

Evan the Eagle realized the problem and set out on a quest to find a way to stop his eagle family from fighting.

Hmm, lets head to India first

Evan decided to visit the three wisest birds in the world, the great white duck in India, the old sage goose that harbors in Mecca, and the upcoming genius dove that lives in Nigeria.

His wanted to learn something from the three birds and use that knowledge to bring his family of eagles back together.

Evan arrived in India and found the great white duck in a cave, meditating.

The duck asked Evan why he had come, and Evan explained what was happening to the wise bird. He chuckled and said, "Let me tell you a story about a something called the four noble truths".

How can I mend the relations within my tribe of eagles?

Why have you come little one?

I will teach you about the four noble truths. Only then will you be able to help you tribe

OK I'm ready to learn

Great White Duck: From what I hear, your tribe of eagles is angry and that leads to fighting. So must learn about the four noble truths, which I learned from my belief of Buddhism.

Evan: Ok, I am listening

Great White Duck: These noble truths are a way to end unhappiness in life. The first truth would be to realize that you are angry(PBS). The second step is to think about why you are upset(PBS). The third step would be to take all your anger and throw it away(PBS). The fourth and final noble truth in the process is to be at peace and never doing something that can make you suffer again(PBS).

Thanks a lot!

Evan: Wow so that is the four noble truths. How interesting! So when a bird follows these steps, they could release themselves from suffering and become better birds because of it(Mark).

The Great White Duck smiled and went back to meditating

Evan thanked the Duck and went in search of the next great bird, the old sage goose in mecca.

Evan arrived in Mecca and found the old sage goose in a pond. He approached the bird Evan asked the sage if he could help him with a problem.

The sage said yes and Evan told him the story of how his tribe of eagles was going out of control. The sage goose sighed and said, "Sit down and get cozy. I'll teach you about what suffering is in the religion of Islam".

If you wish to know, I will tell you

 Yes please

Goose: Suffering is just a test and the Islam god, whos name is Allah uses it as a way to prove he is powerful. While this seems bad at first, Allah actually does not like anger, and he wants all of it to disappear from your body(Baybrooke).

Evan: Um, I don't understand how pain can be a test.

Goose: Feeling pain is natural and you can use it to learn and adapt to the problem if you have it again in the future(Yahya).

Pain and suffering are things meant to be taken away from your body

I see

Thank you Mr. Old Sage Goose.

Evan: I see! So suffering can be seen as a test, but can easily be passed and removed from our bodies.

Old Sage Goose: Yes, that is correct. Now, if there is nothing more to say, please let me rest. My old age is catching up to me.

Evan: Alright thank you very much! I'm sure your information will help me a lot when I return home.

Please give me your advice

Sure

Evan finally arrived in West Nigeria where he met the Genius dove on top of a native tree. For the third time, Evan asked the bird if he could help with his tribe's problems. Luckily the Dove said yes and Evan once again explained the problem to him.

The Dove laughed and said, "Alright, let me tell you about Ajouan, a belief that we Yoruba's follow.

Hmm

Dove: In the tradition that I follow, anything that are seen as negative and can cause things like accidents are seen as extremely bad things(Fasola). You should not go near those things and those who have been near one need to be cleaned by a priest(Fasola).

Evan: Wow, that's intense. However, our village does not have a priest.