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[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => The Camel, and the Eagle
[time] => 2004-04-15 01:34:32
[hometext] => I would appreciate it, if no one copies this and says it's their own...I wrote this myself a few months ago.
[bodytext] => "The Eagle, and the Camel" Once upon a time, there was an Eagle, and a Camel. One day, as the Eagle was flying, it came across the path of a two humped camel, standing next to a tree. "Hello there." Said the Eagle, as it flew towards the Camel, and landed on a tree branch. "Hello there." Replied the Camel, as it looked up to see the Eagle perched on the branch. The Eagle stared at the Camel in amazement, it had never seen a creature like this before, and was very curious. "I have never seen a creature like you before." The Eagle spoke. "What are you?" The Camel looked at the Eagle, and proudly replied with a smile on it's face, "I am a Camel." "We are very tall and noble creatures, and have fine fur coats. We walk on four strong legs, and have these humps on our backs that we keep water in, so that we may go many days without drinking." The camel boasted proudly, again. The Eagle then looked at the Camel with wide eyes, "Fascinating!" It said. "I am an Eagle." The Eagle continued to say. "We have a pointed beak, and sharp claws, that we use to grab our prey. We are covered in feathers, and have two wings, with which we use to fly." The Camel then looked at the Eagle, with great bewilderment. "Fly..!?" It said. "What is it like to fly?" "I can only walk on the ground." The Camel continued. "It must be nice to soar in the skies above....it must be nice to have the feeling of freedom." "Yes." Replied the Eagle. "I suppose it is nice to be able to fly. The Camel snorted and frowned, as it suddenly became jealous of the Eagle. "I want to fly, too..!" It yelled. "I want wings, so I can fly and be free, just like you..........Give me your wings...!!!" The Camel demanded, in an angry voice. The Eagle was shocked at hearing the angry Camel. "I cannot give you my wings." The Eagle replied. "Besides, freedom does not come from a pair of wings,....Freedom is already your's, if you truly want it. Surely a noble creature, such as yourself, is already free." The Eagle said, again. "No...!!!" snorted the angry Camel. "I want to fly, I want your wings...If I cannot have them, than neither can you....!!!!" After saying this, the angry Camel used one of it's hooves to kick three large stones at the Eagle. Two of the stones hit the Eagle on it's wings, while the third one hit it's head. The Eagle yelled in pain, as it fell off of the tree and hit the ground. The Eagle lay on the ground, as tears of pain rolled down it's face. Seeing this, the Camel immediately started laughing, and pointed a finger at the injured Eagle. Hearing the Camel laughing, the Eagle was suddenly filled with rage and anger. And in using all of it's strength, it stood up and flapped it's huge wings, flying up into the sky. As it flew high in the air, it stopped, looked down at the Camel, and called out loudly. "I have done nothing to you, and yet, you throw large stones at me......Wishing to cause me harm, and mocking me while I am down." Having said this, the Eagle let out a feroscious scream, as it swooped down toward the Camel with great speed. As it got closer to the Camel, the Eagle opened it's sharp claws and beak. The Camel started to run with fright, but the Eagle was too fast, and easily caught up with it. The Camel snorted and whimpered in pain, and tried to fight off the Eagle, as it bit and cut into it's flesh. But the furious Eagle continued to attack the Camel, time after time. Finally, the Camel gave up, and quickly ran away from the Eagle. The Eagle then flew to a tree, and landed on a branch, as it watched the Camel run off into the distance. But when the Camel had felt that it had run far enough away from the Eagle, it stopped, turned around, and shouted back at the Eagle. "You have not seen the last of me...!!!" The Camel cried out in a cowardly retort. "You have forgotten the two humps on my back. I will hide from you, and someday, I will return." The Eagle stared angrily back at the Camel, and replied. "And you will never know freedom, because as long as you hide, I will always be here,......Waiting for you.......And I will never forget...!!!!" Hearing this, the Camel quickly ran away, and dissapeared. But the Eagle remained an the tree branch, and proudly extended it's great wings. The End. Written by Zachary Killough I dedicate this story to the families of the victims, of the September 11th attacks of 2001, on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. [comments] => 2 [counter] => 164 [topic] => 41 [informant] => Matsukaze [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => political )
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