. St. Nicholas [serial]. peration of the big guns, withina half-hour after the aviator returned from hisflight with his precious negatives. THE EAGLEAND THE TORTOISE By C. J. BUDD A tortoise desired to change his place of resi-dence. Seeing an eagle passing, he asked him tocarry him to his new home, promising him a richreward for his assistance. The eagle agreed, and,seizing the tortoise by the shell with its talons,soared aloft. When over a rocky shore, the eagle thought tohimself, Tortoise is good eating; why not letMr. Tortoise slip from my hold and break hisshell on the rocks below? Thinki
. St. Nicholas [serial]. peration of the big guns, withina half-hour after the aviator returned from hisflight with his precious negatives. THE EAGLEAND THE TORTOISE By C. J. BUDD A tortoise desired to change his place of resi-dence. Seeing an eagle passing, he asked him tocarry him to his new home, promising him a richreward for his assistance. The eagle agreed, and,seizing the tortoise by the shell with its talons,soared aloft. When over a rocky shore, the eagle thought tohimself, Tortoise is good eating; why not letMr. Tortoise slip from my hold and break hisshell on the rocks below? Thinking was acting, and the tortoise was soonfalling at a rapid rate. Now this was a very wiseold tortoise, and he had prepared for such anemergency by concealing a parachute under hisshell. As he felt himself slipping from the eaglesgrasp, he pulled out the parachute. It soon filledwith air, and he gently settled in the water, nearthe shore, much to the disgust of the astonishedeagle! When soaring high, never trust an enemy!.
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