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The Eagle and The Black Kite

(Aesop’s Fables)

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　There was an eagle resting on a tree branch with a sad face.

“What's going on?

　What in the world makes you have a face like that?”

　A black kite, which was also resting on the same tree branch, asked the eagle gently.

“To tell you the truth, I want the right husband for me,

　Then the black kite said,

“How about me?

　I'm a black kite, but I'm stronger than you.”

“Excuse me?

　With your small body, how could you hunt something that is enough for two of us?” The eagle asked.

“Oh, don't you ever worry about it.

　I frequently hunt ostriches with my sharp fingernails,

　so I can let you have a luxurious life.” The black kite answered.

　The eagle was touched by what the black kite said, and thought that he would be the right one for her.

　In the meantime, their wedding was arranged expeditiously,

　and they got married.

“Honey, as you promised, could you please go out and hunt ostriches?”

　The black kite flew out to hunt.

　However, despite spending long hours for the hunting, all he brought back was a skinny mouse.

　Furthermore, the mouse seemed to have been already dead for a while before it was hunted, so it smelled rotten.

“Oh dear, is this supposed to be our meal today?

　You promised to hunt ostriches for me...” The eagle said.

　Then the black kite answered,

“Oh, I remember promising that, and now I can tell you that I would not have been able to marry a bird like you that is from a royal family of birds if I hadn't made that promise.

　Go on, and take this mouse.”

　The eagle kept silent and could not respond to the black kite.



　Leaving the epilogue between this couple to your imagination,

　this story tells us that guys tend to play the peacock in front of women like the black kite did.

　Therefore it is recommended that women consider whether or not the guy in their mind is truly dependable before getting serious.

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