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An eagle and a fox became good friends and decided to live near each other. They believed that it would be good for their friendship. The eagle made a nest in the branches of a tall tree, and the fox settled among the bushes which were at the foot of the same tree. Then they both produced children and had a good time together as good neighbors .
One day, the fox went out for food. The eagle was short of food, so she swooped down, took one of the little foxes up to her nest and ate him with her children.
▲ eagle [ˈi:ɡl] n. 鹰
▲ nest [nest] n. （鸟）窝
▲ branch [brɑ:ntʃ] n. 树枝；分支
▲ settle [ˈsetl] v. 定居
● bush [bʊʃ] n. 灌木（丛）
● neighbor [ˈneɪbə] n. 邻居
When the fox came back home and found out what had happened, she was heartbroken . What hurt her more was that she would not be able to take the revenge , for a land animal could never catch a flying bird. She could do nothing but cursed the eagle under the tree.
It was not long before the eagle received her p unishment for her betrayal . Some men were toasting a goat to the local gods.The eagle swooped down and took a piece of burning meat back to the nest. Suddenly , a strong wind arose. The sparks from the burning meat were blown into the nest and caused a big fire. The little eagles were still too young to fly, so they dropped down the ground when they were trying to escape. As soon as the fox saw this, she rushed up and ate them all in front of the eagle.
· The one who betrays his friend will be punished.
▲ swoop [swu:p] v. （鹰）俯冲，猛冲
▲ heartbroken [ˈhɑ:tbrəʊkən] adj. 悲伤的
● hurt [hɜ:t] v. 使伤心；使受伤
▲ revenge [rɪˈvendʒ] n. 报仇；报复
▲ curse [kɜ:s] v. 诅咒；咒骂
● punishment [ˈpʌnɪʃmənt] n. 惩罚；刑罚
▲ betrayal [bɪˈtreɪəl] n. 背叛
● toast [təʊst] v. 烤，烘（面包等）
● suddenly [ˈsʌdənlɪ] adv. 忽然
▲ spark [spɑ:k] n. 火星；火花
● blow [bləʊ] v. 吹；刮；吹动
● escape [ɪˈskeɪp] v. 逃脱；逃走