Capa de 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!"

Uma Águia estava empoleirada numa rocha elevada, vigiando atentamente à procura de presas. Um caçador, escondido numa fenda da montanha e à espreita de caça, avistou-a ali e atirou uma Flecha contra ela. A haste atingiu-a bem no peito e a atravessou de lado a lado. Enquanto jazia nas agonias da morte, voltou os olhos para a Flecha. "Ah! Destino cruel!", exclamou, "que eu deva perecer assim; mas ah! destino ainda mais cruel, que a Flecha que me mata traga penas de Águia em suas asas!"

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  1. Why was the eagle perched on the lofty rock?

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    Resposta: To keep a sharp look-out for prey

    The story says the eagle 'sat perched on a lofty rock, keeping a sharp look-out for prey.'

  2. Who shot the arrow at the eagle?

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    Resposta: A hidden huntsman

    A 'huntsman, concealed in a cleft of the mountain and on the watch for game, spied him there and shot an Arrow at him.'

  3. What did the eagle realize as he was dying?

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    Resposta: The arrow killing him was winged with his own eagle feathers

    The eagle cried 'that the Arrow which kills me should be winged with an Eagle's feathers!' — meaning he was harmed by his own kind.

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