A curious sheep sees birds flying effortlessly in the sky and joins with her friend the wolf in a collaborative project to build a flying machine.

But when they test it, the fabric tears. Next they try using balloons but the birds pop them. Persistence pays off for these two animals and they find themselves flying.

William Anselmi has translated this children's picture book that was written by Giulia Belloni and illustrated by Marco Trevisan. These Italians present the moral of the story for 4 through 7 year olds on the back cover: "Only those who dream learn to fly.