The Eagle And The Kite
Aesop Fable: The Eagle And The Kite
An eagle, overwhelmed with sorrow, sat upon the branches
of a tree in company with a Kite.
"Why," said the Kite, "do I see you with such a rueful
look?"
"I seek," she replied, "a mate suitable for me, and am not
able to find one."
"Take me," returned the Kite, "I am much stronger than
you are."
"Why, are you able to secure the means of living by your
plunder?"
"Well, I have often caught and carried away an ostrich in
my talons."
The Eagle, persuaded by these words, accepted him as
her mate. Shortly after the nuptials, the Eagle said, "Fly
off and bring me back the ostrich you promised me."
The Kite, soaring aloft into the air, brought back the shabbiest
possible mouse, stinking from the length of time it
had lain about the fields.
"Is this," said the Eagle, "the faithful fulfillment of your
promise to me?"
The Kite replied, "That I might attain your royal hand,
there is nothing that I would not have promised, however
much I knew that I must fail in the performance."
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