A bowman, taking careful aim,
Had brought an eagle low,
Who, as he fluttered earthward, came
To learn what caused his woe.
Tag: AESOP’S FABLES
The Wolf and the Lion – AESOP’S FABLES (the strong prevail – what is evil won is evil lost)
A rubber wolf, Who killed a sheep,
Was tugging at his prey,
When came a lion with a leap,
And snatched the prize away.
The Fox and His Dinner – AESOP’S FABLES (who’s tempted by a feast should stop to read the price)
Smelling a box containing meat,
A fox could just creep in
And ravenously eat and eat
Until no longer thin.
The Jay and the Peacocks – AESOP”S FABLES (a fine bird is more than fine feathers)
Some peacock feathers, where they fell,
Were gathered by a jay,
Who wore them pressed against his breast
To make a proud display.
The peacocks, as they watched him strut,
Laughed at the masquerade;
Then, with a shout, they drove him out,
Which left him quite dismayed.
So back among the jays he flew.
They turned on him with scorn.
They screeched, “Absurd and foolish bird!”
And drove him off forlorn.
He who assumes another’s plumes
And flies in search of praise,
Pays for the pose with gibes and foes,
And lives some lonely days.
The Cat-Lady / AESOP’S FABLES (beautiful only when dressed, but none the nature locked inside)
The gods, to end an argument,
Gave to a cat a lady’s frame.
And many saw her with intent
To woo the fair and dainty dame.