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A fable about a friendship between an eagle and a fox that turns into a betrayal and a revenge. Read different versions of the story, with different outcomes and morals, from various sources and translations.
A short fable about a fox who tries to trick an eagle into giving up its prey. Read the story and answer the questions to test your comprehension skills.
The Eagle and the Fox is a fable of friendship betrayed and avenged. Counted as one of Aesop’s Fables, it is numbered 1 in the Perry Index. The central situation concerns an eagle that seizes a fox’s cubs and bears them off to feed its young.
An eagle and a fox had long lived together as good neighbors; the eagle at the summit of a high tree, the fox in a hole at the foot of it. One day, however, while the fox was abroad, the eagle made a swoop at the fox's cub and carried it off to her nest, thinking that her lofty dwelling would secure her from the fox's revenge.
May 14, 2020 · The Eagle and the Fox. 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.
The Eagle and the Fox. AN EAGLE and a Fox formed an intimate friendship and decided to live near each other. The Eagle built her nest in the branches of a tall tree, while the Fox crept into the underwood and there produced her young.
THE EAGLE AND THE FOX. The eagle befriended the fox but he later devoured the fox's pups. Since she had no power over the eagle, the fox prayed to the gods for justice. Then one day when a sacrifice was burning upon an altar, the eagle flew down and grabbed the sizzling meat to carry it off to his chicks.
