English Original
An eagle sat perched on a lofty rock, keeping a sharp look-out for prey. A huntsman, concealed in a cleft of the mountain and on the watch for game, spied him there and shot an arrow at him. The shaft struck him full in the breast and pierced him through and through. As he lay in the agonies of death, he turned his eyes upon the arrow. "Ah! Cruel fate!" he cried, "that I should perish thus: but oh! Fate more cruel still, that the arrow which kills me should be winged with an eagle's feathers!"
中文翻译
一只鹰栖息在高耸的岩石上，锐利地搜寻着猎物。一名猎人藏身于山间裂缝中，也在密切注意着猎物。他发现了那只鹰，便向它射了一箭。箭矢正中鹰的胸膛，将其彻底刺穿。鹰在临死的痛苦中躺倒，目光转向了那支箭。"啊！残酷的命运！"它哭喊道，"我竟要如此死去：但是，哦！更残酷的是，杀死我的这支箭，竟是用鹰的羽毛做成的箭羽！"