A Man once caught an Eagle, and after clipping his wings turned him loose among the fowls in his hen-house, where he moped in a corner, looking very dejected and forlorn. After a while his Captor was glad enough to sell him to a neighbour, who took him home and let his wings grow again. As soon as he had recovered the use of them, the Eagle flew out and caught a hare, which he brought home and presented to his benefactor. A fox observed this, and said to the Eagle, “Don't waste your gifts on him! Go and give them to the man who first caught you; make him your friend, and then perhaps he won't catch you and clip your wings a second time.”
有一个人抓住了一只老鹰，剪掉了老鹰翅膀上的羽毛，把他丢在了自家的鸡舍里。老鹰缩在鸡舍的一角啜泣，看上去十分绝望、伤心。过了一段时间，捕鹰的人把老鹰卖给了自己的邻居，邻居将老鹰带回家，好好养着，他的翅膀便又长好了。翅膀一复原，老鹰便飞出去抓住了一只野兔，带回家送给了自己的恩人。狐狸看到后，对老鹰说：“不要把礼物浪费在他身上！回去把东西送给最初抓住你的那个人，和他做朋友，也许下一次他就不会抓你、剪掉你的翅膀了。”