An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heard the whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death.Slowly it fluttered down to the earth, with its lifeblood pouring out of it.Looking down upon the Arrow with which it had been pierced, it found that the shaft of the Arrow had been feathered with one of its own plumes.‘Alas!' it cried, as it died.
‘We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.'
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The Eagle and the Arrow
Der Adler und der Pfeil
El águila y la flecha
Орел и стрела
鹰与箭
An Eagle was soaring through the air when suddenly it heard the whizz of an Arrow, and felt itself wounded to death.
Un águila surcaba los aires cuando, de repente, oyó el silbido de una flecha y se sintió herida de muerte.
Slowly it fluttered down to the earth, with its lifeblood pouring out of it.
Lentamente se precipitó a la tierra, con su sangre vital brotando de ella.
Looking down upon the Arrow with which it had been pierced, it found that the shaft of the Arrow had been feathered with one of its own plumes.
Mirando la flecha con la que había sido atravesado, descubrió que el asta de la flecha había sido emplumada con una de sus propias plumas.
‘Alas!' it cried, as it died.
"¡Ay!", gritó mientras moría.
‘We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.'
A menudo damos a nuestros enemigos los medios para nuestra propia destrucción".
