THE PIGEONS, terrified by the appearance of a Kite, called upon the Hawk to defend them. He at once consented. When they had admitted him into the cote, they found that he made more havoc and slew a larger number of them in one day than the Kite could pounce upon in a whole year.
Moral:
Avoid a remedy that is worse than the disease
The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons Fable A Fable by Aesop
The Hawk, the Kite, and the Pigeons
What is a Fable? A Fable is a very short story with a Moral. It features a plant, animal, mythical creature or inanimate object which is brought to life in the story (anthropomorphised). The moral is explained at the end of the fable.
Fables are described as succinct, brief, concise or very short stories with a moral.
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