[Illustration: THE TORTOISE AND THE EAGLE.]
The Tortoise, weary of his condition, by which he was confined to creep
upon the ground, and being ambitious to have a prospect, and look about
him, gave out, that if any bird would take him up into the air, and show
him the world, he would reward him with a discovery of many precious
stones, which he knew were hidden in a certain place of the earth: the
Eagle undertook to do as he desired, and, when he had performed his
commission, demanded the reward; but finding the Tortoise could not make
good his words, he stuck his talons into the softer parts of his body,
and made him a sacrifice to his revenge.