A HARE pounced1 upon by an eagle sobbed2 very much and uttered

　　cries like a child. A Sparrow upbraided3 her and said, "Where now

　　is thy remarkable4 swiftness of foot? Why were your feet so slow?"

　　While the Sparrow was thus speaking, a hawk5 suddenly seized him

　　and killed him. The Hare was comforted in her death, and

　　expiring said, "Ah! you who so lately, when you supposed yourself

　　safe, exulted6 over my calamity7, have now reason to deplore8 a

　　similar misfortune."