THE EAGLE AND THE ARROW

An Eagle sat perched on a lofty rock, keeping a sharp look-out for prey. A huntsman, concealed in a cleft of the mountain and on the watch for game, spied him there and shot an Arrow at him. The shaft struck him full in the breast and pierced him through and through. As he lay in the agonies of death, he turned his eyes upon the Arrow. “Ah! cruel fate!” he cried, “that I should perish thus: but oh! Fate more cruel still, that the Arrow which kills me should be winged with an Eagle's feathers!”

鹰和箭

一只鹰落在高耸的山岩上，目光烁烁地寻找着猎物。一个猎人潜伏在山缝中，也在寻找目标。他看到鹰，便引弓发箭，箭直接射入鹰的胸膛，穿透了他的身体。鹰奄奄一息，痛苦地躺在地上，目光落在了箭上。“唉！命运可真残酷！”他叫道，“我要死于此了！啊！居然还有更惨的，射杀我的箭的箭羽是鹰的羽毛啊！”