The Fighting Roosters & The Eagle - Summary and Analysis

The Fighting Roosters & The Eagle - Summary and Analysis | Aesop Fables

This is a fable about two roosters who lived in the same farm yard but could not bear the sight of one another. I narrated this fable and you can find it on the link below The Fighting Roosters & The Eagle.

Image Description: a pal yellow background color of a square picture. At the right top of the picture the words Aesop Fables. Under this in the middle of the picture the words the fighting roosters and the eagle. On the bottom left corner a sketch of a rooster in bright yellow, blue and red colors. On the bottom right corner of the picture the sketch of an openmouthed flying eagle.

The two roosters fighted fiercely for the mastery of the farmyard. One of the roosters came out victorious and the vanquished one skulked away and hid himself to a corner. The conqueror flew up to the top of the hen house and crowed exultingly with all his might, boasting about his victory. But an eagle that was circling overhead heard him and pounced upon him, carrying him off to his nest. Then the vanquished rooster came out of his corner and took the other rooster' s place, as master of the farmyard.

The moral lesson of the fable is that "Pride goes before a fall".

It shows that you should not boast or become conceited if you happen to enjoy a moment of success, because your demise might actually be nearby.

Taking it one step further the moral of the fable could be that "A wise, and a generous enemy will make a modest use of a victory because fortune is variable."

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