The Tortoise and the Birds

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  "title": "The Tortoise and the Birds",
  "slug": "the-tortoise-and-the-birds",
  "url": "https://fairytalez.com/the-tortoise-and-the-birds/",
  "collection": "Aesop's Fables",
  "published_date": "May 10, 2015",
  "regions": [
    "Greek"
  ],
  "reading_level": "Intermediate",
  "read_time": null,
  "body": [
    "A Tortoise desired to change its place of residence, so he asked an Eagle to carry him to his new home, promising her a rich reward for her trouble. The Eagle agreed and seizing the Tortoise by the shell with her talons soared aloft. On their way they met a Crow, who said to the Eagle: “Tortoise is good eating.”",
    "“The shell is too hard,” said the Eagle in reply.",
    "“The rocks will soon crack the shell,” was the Crow’s answer; and the Eagle, taking the hint, let fall the Tortoise on a sharp rock, and the two birds made a hearty meal of the Tortoise.",
    "Never soar aloft on an enemy’s pinions."
  ],
  "body_text": "A Tortoise desired to change its place of residence, so he asked an Eagle to carry him to his new home, promising her a rich reward for her trouble. The Eagle agreed and seizing the Tortoise by the shell with her talons soared aloft. On their way they met a Crow, who said to the Eagle: “Tortoise is good eating.”\n\n“The shell is too hard,” said the Eagle in reply.\n\n“The rocks will soon crack the shell,” was the Crow’s answer; and the Eagle, taking the hint, let fall the Tortoise on a sharp rock, and the two birds made a hearty meal of the Tortoise.\n\nNever soar aloft on an enemy’s pinions.",
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