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The Camel, and the Eagle
Contributed by
Matsukaze
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Thursday, 15th April 2004 @ 01:34:32 AM in AEST
Topic:
political
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"The Eagle, and the Camel"
Once upon a time, there was an Eagle, and a Camel.
One day, as the Eagle was flying, it came across the
path of a two humped camel, standing next to a tree.
"Hello there." Said the Eagle, as it flew towards
the Camel, and landed on a tree branch.
"Hello there." Replied the Camel, as it looked up to
see the Eagle perched on the branch.
The Eagle stared at the Camel in amazement, it had
never seen a creature like this before, and was very
curious.
"I have never seen a creature like you before." The
Eagle spoke. "What are you?"
The Camel looked at the Eagle, and proudly replied
with a smile on it's face, "I am a Camel."
"We are very tall and noble creatures, and have fine
fur coats. We walk on four strong legs, and have these
humps on our backs that we keep water in, so that we
may go many days without drinking." The camel boasted
proudly, again.
The Eagle then looked at the Camel with wide eyes,
"Fascinating!" It said.
"I am an Eagle." The Eagle continued to say.
"We have a pointed beak, and sharp claws, that we
use to grab our prey. We are covered in feathers, and
have two wings, with which we use to fly."
The Camel then looked at the Eagle, with great
bewilderment. "Fly..!?" It said. "What is it like to
fly?"
"I can only walk on the ground." The Camel
continued. "It must be nice to soar in the skies
above....it must be nice to have the feeling of
freedom."
"Yes." Replied the Eagle. "I suppose it is nice to
be able to fly.
The Camel snorted and frowned, as it suddenly became
jealous of the Eagle.
"I want to fly, too..!" It yelled. "I want wings, so
I can fly and be free, just like you..........Give me
your wings...!!!" The Camel demanded, in an angry
voice.
The Eagle was shocked at hearing the angry Camel.
"I cannot give you my wings." The Eagle replied.
"Besides, freedom does not come from a pair of
wings,....Freedom is already your's, if you truly want
it. Surely a noble creature, such as yourself, is
already free." The Eagle said, again.
"No...!!!" snorted the angry Camel. "I want to fly,
I want your wings...If I cannot have them, than
neither can you....!!!!"
After saying this, the angry Camel used one of it's
hooves to kick three large stones at the Eagle.
Two of the stones hit the Eagle on it's wings, while
the third one hit it's head.
The Eagle yelled in pain, as it fell off of the tree
and hit the ground.
The Eagle lay on the ground, as tears of pain rolled
down it's face.
Seeing this, the Camel immediately started laughing,
and pointed a finger at the injured Eagle.
Hearing the Camel laughing, the Eagle was suddenly
filled with rage and anger.
And in using all of it's strength, it stood up and
flapped it's huge wings, flying up into the sky.
As it flew high in the air, it stopped, looked down
at the Camel, and called out loudly.
"I have done nothing to you, and yet, you throw
large stones at me......Wishing to cause me harm, and
mocking me while I am down."
Having said this, the Eagle let out a feroscious
scream, as it swooped down toward the Camel with great
speed.
As it got closer to the Camel, the Eagle opened it's
sharp claws and beak.
The Camel started to run with fright, but the Eagle
was too fast, and easily caught up with it.
The Camel snorted and whimpered in pain, and tried
to fight off the Eagle, as it bit and cut into it's
flesh.
But the furious Eagle continued to attack the Camel,
time after time.
Finally, the Camel gave up, and quickly ran away
from the Eagle.
The Eagle then flew to a tree, and landed on a
branch, as it watched the Camel run off into the
distance.
But when the Camel had felt that it had run far
enough away from the Eagle, it stopped, turned around,
and shouted back at the Eagle.
"You have not seen the last of me...!!!" The Camel
cried out in a cowardly retort.
"You have forgotten the two humps on my back. I will
hide from you, and someday, I will return."
The Eagle stared angrily back at the Camel, and
replied.
"And you will never know freedom, because as long as
you hide, I will always be here,......Waiting for
you.......And I will never forget...!!!!"
Hearing this, the Camel quickly ran away, and
dissapeared.
But the Eagle remained an the tree branch, and
proudly extended it's great wings.
The End.
Written by Zachary Killough
I dedicate this story to the families of the victims,
of the September 11th attacks of 2001, on the World
Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Copyright ©
Matsukaze
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2004-04-15 01:34:32]
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Re: The Camel, and the Eagle
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by Jolly on
Thursday, 15th April 2004 @ 02:08:37 AM AEST
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| imaginative and beautiful. I have photos of firemen colapsed with fatigue on debris after 9-11..and burying their dead comrades...I also wrote a poem, it was about going after a nest of hornets with a fly swatter..I think Bush is using my analogy now...lol. |
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Re: The Camel, and the Eagle
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by Former_Member on
Thursday, 15th April 2004 @ 10:23:44 AM AEST
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| Which unimaginitive oaf would want to steal your story? Sure, symbolism, allegory. But your symbolism is vague, and your two humps make no sense. Further, the camel would be much too large to be the opposer of the eagle, and striking both wings is not humanly possibly unless the bird has its wings spread. As a new Aesop's fable, I think it's original and appreciable. But who in their righ mind would want credit to calling the Arabs camels and the US an eagle? |
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