Transcripts for CNN The Wonder List With Bill Weir 20150316

CNN The Wonder List With Bill Weir March 16, 2015 05:10:00

a young man named icarus. along with his father, the kid was a prisoner on crete until dad unveiled a unique escape plan -- wings made of feathers and wax. now, don't fly too low or your feathers will get wet, his dad warned. and do not fly too high or else the sun will melt the wax. well, you know what happened next. i was around my daughter's age when i first heard the story of icarus. and always thought the moral was don't get cocky. wow, just like that. >> what does cocky mean? >> overly confident. kind of like you are. but the real lesson is as soon as they get their first taste of freedom, your kid is going to ignore everything you have ever said. as the story goes, hercules found the boy's body washed up on these shores and thus the

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