Fighting Cocks & The Eagle|Aesop’s Fable

‘Fighting Cocks & The Eagle’ story of Aesop’s fable teaches us a lot. We all come to know from this story how we have to live in our life and how to maintain our strength. So let’s read further…

Once upon a time, two Cocks lived on a Farmer’s farm. Those two Cocks never used to make each other and neither did they like to see each other. They were always fighting with each other.

Eventually, one day they both got into a fierce fight. Both the Cocks flew away to fight with beaks and claws. They both fought till one was badly injured. Then one of them loses badly and hides in a corner. The Cock who won the battle started flying here and there with joy. He spread his wings and started telling the world about his victory. He flew to the Hen’s house and started boasting.

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But an Eagle was watching all this from above and was circling overhead. As soon as he got a chance, the eagle swooped down on the cock and carried him off to his nest. All this was seen by his rival Cock who was badly injured. After everything had passed, he quietly went to the Farmer’s farm and took his place.

What is the Moral of ‘The Fighting Cock & The Eagle’ Aesop’s Fable?

This story teaches us that we should never boast of our strength. Sometimes our strength kills us.

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Application of ‘The Fighting Cock & The Eagle’ Aesop’s Fable in Real-life

• We should use power only to protect ourselves and others. If we harm someone with our power, then it also harms us.
• In real life we see many sudden events around us, we should learn from them and be careful in the time to come.
• In today’s time of competition, everyone wants to be ahead of the other. The skill or quality that he has, he does not want to tell others because he is afraid that he will overtake him. But we shouldn’t do that. We should share what we have or in other words, we should cooperate.
• We should never be proud in life because no matter how talented we are, mistakes can happen to us anywhere and anytime.