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<h2>THE EAGLE AND THE FOX</h2>
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<p>An Eagle and a Fox became great friends and determined to live
near one another: they thought that the more they saw of each other
the better friends they would be. So the Eagle built a nest at the
top of a high tree, while the Fox settled in a thicket at the foot
of it and produced a litter of cubs. One day the Fox went out
foraging for food, and the Eagle, who also wanted food for her
young, flew down into the thicket, caught up the Fox's cubs, and
carried them up into the tree for a meal for herself and her
family. When the Fox came back, and found out what had happened,
she was not so much sorry for the loss of her cubs as furious
because she couldn't get at the Eagle and pay her out for her
treachery. So she sat down not far off and cursed her. But it
wasn't long before she had her revenge. Some villagers happened to
be sacrificing a goat on a neighbouring altar, and the Eagle flew
down and carried off a piece of burning flesh to her nest. There
was a strong wind blowing, and the nest caught fire, with the
result that her fledglings fell half-roasted to the ground. Then
the Fox ran to the spot and devoured them in full sight of the
Eagle.</p>
<p class="adage">False faith may escape human punishment, but
cannot escape the divine.</p>
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