Little Kite was a newly born black kite hatchling. As his parents feared he might be bullied, they built their home high above the ground, surrounded by bare rock. And so, all the little kite could see were stones and tree branches. Because their nest was so isolated, Little Kite’s parents had to fly a long distance each day in search of food to feed the little one.

Little Kite’s father was the strongest and cleverest of all the black kites in the nearby mountains. When he was young, Little Kite’s father traveled great distances, and saw many sights. He told Little Kite,“On the other side of this mountain, there is a place called the ‘city’. Inside the city, there are animals who walk on two legs; and even further away, there is a place called the ‘sea’, which is full of blue water, and many animals live in it.”

Every night, Little Kite’s father would tell his son what he saw on the other side of the mountain. Little Kite thought,“One day, I also want to fly to the other side of the mountain, and see what my father has seen.”And so, Little Kite tried his best to learn how to fly, and kept practicing how to fly fast and skillfully.

Before long, Little Kite grew up and left his parents. He flew toward the other side of the mountain, and saw many sights that he hadn’t seen before. He saw emerald plains, and the fast running deer upon the plains. He also saw the city that his father talked about, and the two-legged animals – humans. Finally, he came to the sea, where he saw whales spouting water, and a school of dolphins that jumped out of the ocean, which frightened him. He also made friends with the seagulls that lived by the sea. Little kite realized that hearing others talk about their adventures is no match for firsthand experience.

　　小鳶是隻剛出生的黑鳶，因為怕有壞人欺負小鳶，爸爸和媽媽將家建在好高好高的地方，四周都是光禿禿的石頭，小鳶從小看到的東西，只有石頭和樹枝，也因為這樣，爸爸和媽媽每天都要飛好遠好遠的路才能找到食物給小鳶吃。
　　小鳶的爸爸是附近幾座山中最強壯、最聰明的黑鳶，年輕時候，小鳶的爸爸曾經飛到好遠好遠的地方，看過好多好多的東西，牠告訴小鳶：「在山的那一邊，有一個叫做「城市」的地方，裡面住著用兩隻腳走路的動物；更遠的地方，還有叫做「海」的地方，全部都是藍色的水，裡面住著很多不同的動物。」
　　每天晚上，小鳶的爸爸會把在山的那一邊看過的東西講給小鳶聽，小鳶心想：「總有一天，我也要飛到山的那一邊，看看爸爸說的這些東西。」所以小鳶努力的學飛，不斷的練習怎樣才能飛得又快又好。
　　日子過的很快，小鳶長大了，牠離開了爸爸和媽媽，飛往山的那一邊，看到很多從來沒有見過的東西，牠看到翠綠的草原，認識草原中跑得很快的小鹿；也看到爸爸說的城市，以及用兩隻腳走路的動物-人；最後，牠來到了大海邊，看到會噴水的鯨魚，還被從海中跳出來的一群海豚嚇了一跳，並和住在海邊的海鷗成為好朋友。小鳶這才知道，聽別人說再多的經歷，都比不上自己親身去體會的重要。