A Tortoise, lazily basking in the sun, complained to the sea-birds of her hard fate, that no one would teach her to fly. An Eagle, hovering near, heard her lamentation and demanded what reward she would give him if he would take her aloft and float her in the air. “I will give you,” she said, “all the riches of the Red Sea.” “I will teach you to fly then,” said the Eagle. Taking her up in his talons, he carried her almost to the clouds; suddenly, he let her go, and she fell on a lofty mountain, dashing her shell to pieces. The Tortoise exclaimed in the moment of death: “I have deserved my pres

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drii_salsa · Answer

deserved my present fate, for what had I to do with wings and clouds, who can with difficulty move about on the earth?”
What is the moral of this fable by Aesop?

If men had all they wished, they would be often ruined.
Don't make much ado about nothing.
Birds of a feather flock together.
Those who suffer most cry out the least.

anonymous · Answer

First, what do you think it is, @Drii_salsa ?

anaise · Answer

its the first one

anonymous · Answer

The first one :P