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Aesop's Fables and
Fairy Tales for Kids & Adults |
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 One
of the fables from our complete collection of Aesop's Fables.
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The Tortoise and the Birds
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A Tortoise desired to change its place of residence, so he
asked an Eagle to carry him to his new home, promising her a rich
reward for her trouble. The Eagle agreed and seizing the Tortoise
by the shell with her talons soared aloft. On their way they met
a Crow, who said to the Eagle: 'Tortoise is good eating.' 'The
shell is too hard,' said the Eagle in reply. 'The rocks will soon
crack the shell,' was the Crow's answer; and the Eagle, taking the
hint, let fall the Tortoise on a sharp rock, and the two birds
made a hearty meal of the Tortoise.
Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.
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. . . may you find your
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