Aesop's Fables, Part 272 summary
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In The Serpent and the Eagle, a countryman frees an Eagle from a Serpent, which takes revenge by poisoning the man’s drinking horn. The Eagle knocks the horn away before the man drinks, returning the help he receives and illustrating the value of repaying kindness.
What happens
- An Eagle grabs a Serpent to eat it, but the Serpent wraps itself around him.
- A countryman intervenes in their deadly struggle and frees the Eagle.
- The Serpent takes revenge by putting poison into the countryman’s drinking horn.
- As the tired man prepares to drink, the Eagle knocks the horn away and spills its contents.
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What to notice
The closing moral explains the exchange of help. The Eagle repays the countryman’s rescue by preventing him from drinking poison.
Quick check
How does the Eagle protect the countryman?
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