Now Daedalos and Icarus did not like being prisoners, and so Daedalos began to think about how they could get away. He watched birds flying and thought how free they were, and he decided to make wings for himself and Icarus.


     Daedalos and Icarus made the wings out of bird feathers and wax and they tied the wings to each other. Daedalos warned his son to be careful when he was flying. If he went too close to the sea, he might fall in if the wings get wet from the sea spray. If Icarus flew too high, the heat from the sun would melt the wax on the wings, and he would plunge to his death into the sea. Icarus promised to be careful.