The shaft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction.

About Aesop

Aesop ( EE-sop or AY-sop; ‹See Tfd›Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aísōpos; c. 620–564 BCE; formerly rendered as Æsop) was a Greek fabulist and storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains unclear and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him...

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