Welcome to Bedtime History.

Hello, this is Breck. Guess what parents?

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dot com forward slash bedtime history. Before we want to let you know that this episode is historical fiction.

This means many of the events and places in this story are true,

but the main character is fictional or made up, even though there were many people

like them at this time in history. We hope you enjoy learning about history through these

more action-packed and personal stories we plan to release a couple times each month.

Once upon a time in the wide open plains of Oklahoma, there lived a young man named Eddie. Now Eddie was no ordinary boy. He had a dream, a dream

that reached higher than the sky itself. You see, young Eddie dreamed of flying.

From the time he was just a little boy,

he'd lie on his back in the tall grass,

watching the clouds drift by.

His imagination would soar with those fluffy shapes,

and he'd pretend he was up there floating among the birds.

It spread his arms wide and run through the fields, feeling the wind tickle his cheeks,

all the while wishing he could be as free as a bird.

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