A story that makes a point.

 In the tale of Icarus, the engineer Daedalus builds machine wings made of wax so that he and his son Icarus can escape prison. The plan works, although Daedalus warns Icarus not to fly too close to the sun or the wax will melt. Icarus is taken by the thrill of flying and ignores his father’s advice—his wings melt after he flies too high, and he falls into the ocean. 

The moral of the story is not to let your ambitions exceed your capabilities. That’s why, even today, you hear people advise those with lofty goals not to “fly too close to the sun.”