Fable
The Eagle & the Kite
An Eagle sat high in the branches of a great
Oak. She seemed very sad and drooping for an Eagle. A Kite saw her.
"Why
do you look so woebegone?" asked the Kite.
"I
want to get married," replied the Eagle, "and I can't find a mate who
can provide for me as I should like."
"Take
me," said the Kite; "I am very strong, stronger even than you!"
"Do
you really think you can provide for me?" asked the Eagle eagerly.
"Why,
of course," replied the Kite. "That would be a very simple matter. I
am so strong I can carry away an Ostrich in my talons as if it were a
feather!"
The
Eagle accepted the Kite immediately. But after the wedding, when the Kite flew
away to find something to eat for his bride, all he had when he returned, was a
tiny Mouse.
"Is
that the Ostrich you talked about?" said the Eagle in disgust.
"To
win you I would have said and promised anything," replied the Kite.
Moral - Everything is fair in love.
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