A farmer found a wounded eagle (鹰) in his field. He was so 26 that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it27in the yard, in the hope that it 28 recover soon.
Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the 29 of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to 30 from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For many years, the eagle 31 his new life on the farm.
Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing32and asked, “33is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had34, and the friend felt quite35.
“I can’t believe that!” said the friend. “It should fly in the36, not live here!” He picked up the eagle, and37it into the air. The eagle was38, and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.
That night, the friend could39sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another40. This time he carried the eagle to the41of a nearby mountain.
When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you42? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he43the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright44of the rising sun. Then he45tossed (抛) the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.
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