THE EAGLE AND BIRDS by RAFAEL POMBO

ONE DAY THE EAGLE , KING OF THE BIRDS, GAVE A BANQUET FOR ALL ANIMALS WITH FEATHERS, THE HAWK, WHO HELD THE POST OF STEWARD, WAS PRESENTED TO THE EAGLE AND ASKED HIM, WHICH OF THE GUESTS PREFERRED TO SIT HIS RIGHT HAND. THE EAGLE AFTER A MOMENT'S REFLECTION,ANSWERED THIS QUESTION, RESPONDING: A PIGEON! THE PARROT AND THE PEACOCK DISGUSTED,WITH THIS UNEXPECTED ANSWER,ASK: -WHY, MA'AM, SINCE WE ARE SO BEAUTIFUL WE HAVE BEEN POSTPONED TO THE DOVE, A BIRD SO VULGAR?THIS EAGLE ANSWERED: BECAUSE I LOVE MORE MODESTY THAN BEAUTY. YOU ARE TRULY BEAUTIFUL AND HANDSOME, PLUS HOW FAR YOU ARE TO BE MODEST AS THE DOVE CANDIDA. HE WHO HUMBLES HIMSELF WILL BE EXALTED AND HE WHO EXALTS HIMSELF WILL BE HUMBLED.