英语学习论坛

 找回密码
 立即注册
查看: 120|回复: 0

The Eagle and the Jackdaw

[复制链接]

36万

主题

36万

帖子

109万

积分

论坛元老

Rank: 8Rank: 8

积分
1094809
发表于 2016-7-10 18:29:11 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
The Eagle and the Jackdaw
        AN EAGLE, flying down from his perch on a lofty rock, seized upon
        a lamb and carried him aloft in his talons.
        A Jackdaw, who
        witnessed the capture of the lamb, was stirred with envy and
        determined to emulate the strength and flight of the Eagle.
        He
        flew around with a great whir of his wings and settled upon a
        large ram, with the intention of carrying him off, but his claws
        became entangled in the ram's fleece and he was not able to
        release himself, although he fluttered with his feathers as much
        as he could.
        The shepherd, seeing what had happened, ran up and
        caught him.
        He at once clipped the Jackdaw's wings, and taking
        him home at night, gave him to his children.
        On their saying,
        "Father, what kind of bird is it?'
        he replied, "To my certain
        knowledge he is a Daw; but he would like you to think an Eagle."
回复

使用道具 举报

您需要登录后才可以回帖 登录 | 立即注册

本版积分规则

小黑屋|手机版|Archiver|新都网

GMT+8, 2025-2-19 18:07 , Processed in 0.071567 second(s), 8 queries , WinCache On.

Powered by Discuz! X3.4

© 2001-2017 Comsenz Inc.

快速回复 返回顶部 返回列表