Chapter 3 The Eagle And The Skylark

An eagle and a lark met on a rock in a high mountain.The lark said: "Good morning, sir." The eagle looked at the lark contemptuously, and said weakly: "Good morning." "I wish you all the best, sir," said the lark. " "Yes," said the eagle, "everything is going well for us. But you know, we are the king of all birds, and you should not greet us before we have spoken." "I thought we belonged to the same family," said Skylark. The Eagle looked at the Lark with contempt, and said, "Who ever said you and I belonged to the same family?" Then the Lark replied, "But, I want to remind you of this: I can fly just like you High, I can still sing, and amuse the rest of the earth. You give neither pleasure nor pleasure."

This offended the Eagle, and he said, "Pleasure and fun! What nonsense are you lil' little thing! You are no bigger than one of my feet. One peck from my mouth will kill you." ." So the skylark flew up, fluttered on the eagle's back, and picked up the eagle's feathers.This angered the eagle greatly, and he flew high, trying to get rid of the little bird.However, he failed and couldn't get rid of it.He finally landed on the rock of the high mountain again, and the little thing was still on his back, and he became more and more angry, cursing the unlucky hour. At this moment, a little turtle passed by, laughing loudly at the scene in front of her. She laughed so hard that she almost turned over and fell down.

The eagle looked down on the little tortoise, and said, "You slow-moving thing, you forever crawling on the ground, what are you laughing at?" Then the tortoise replied, "Well, I saw you turned into a horse, let me see you." A little bird is riding on you, but that bird is a better bird than you." Then the Eagle said to the Tortoise, "Mind your own business, and go about your own business. This is a domestic matter between me and my brother Skylark." The Eagle And The Skylark A skylark and an eagle met on a rock upon a high hill. The skylark said, "Good morrow to you, Sir." And the eagle looked down upon him and said faintly, "Good morrow."

And the skylark said, "I hope all things are well with you, Sir." "Aye," said the eagle, "all is well with us. But do you not know that we are the king of birds, and that you shall not address us before we ourselves have spoken?" Said the skylark, "Methinks we are of the same family." The eagle looked upon him with disdain and he said, "Who ever has said that you and I are of the same family?" Then said the skylark, "But I would remind you of this, I can fly even as high as you, and I can sing and give delight to the other creatures of this earth. And you give neither pleasure nor delight."

Then the eagle was angry, and he said, "Pleasure and delight! You little presumptuous creature! With one thrust of my beak I could destroy you. You are but the size of my foot." Then the skylark flew up and alighted upon the back of the eagle and began to pick at his feathers. The eagle was annoyed, and he flew swift and high that he might rid himself of the little bird. But he failed to do so. At last he dropped back to that very rock upon the high hill, more fretted than ever, with the little creature still upon his back, and cursing the fate of the hour. Now at that moment a small turtle came by and laughed at the sight, and laughed so hard the she almost turned upon her back.

And the eagle looked down upon the turtle and he said, "You slow creeping thing, ever one with the earth, what are you laughing at?" And the turtle said, "Why I see that you are turned horse, and that you have a small bird riding you, but the small bird is the better bird." And the eagle said to her, "Go you about your business. This is a family affair between my brother, the lark, and myself."