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Aesop

Aesop's Fables

The Eagle and the Kite*

An eagle, overwhelmed with sorrow, sat upon the branches of a tree in company with a Kite. "Why," said the Kite, "do I see you with such a rueful look?'
"I seek," she replied, "a mate suitable for me, and am not able to find one."
"Take me," returned the Kite, "I am much stronger than you are."
"Why, are you able t…

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