Fabel Aesop

An Eagle sat high in the branches of a great Oak. She seemed very sad and drooping for an Eagle. A Kite saw her. Why do you look so woebegone? asked the Kite. I want to get married, replied the Eagle, and I can't find a mate who can provide for me as I should like. Take me, said the Kite; I am very strong, stronger even than you! Do you really think you can provide for me? asked the Eagle eagerly. Why, of course, replied the Kite. That would be a very simple matter. I am so strong I can carry away an Ostrich in my talons as if it were a feather! The Eagle accepted the Kite immediately. But after the wedding, when the Kite flew away to find something to eat for his bride, all he had when he returned, was a tiny Mouse. Is that the Ostrich you talked about? said the Eagle in disgust. To win you I would have said and promised anything, replied the Kite.