The Serpent and the Eagle – English Fairy Tale

The Serpent and the Eagle - an English fairy tale from Aesop's Fables with a podcast and list of vocabulary and expressions to improve your vocabulary, listening and reading comprehension Source of story: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht3bWiqwi-E A serpent and an eagle were struggling with each other in deadly conflict. The serpent had the advantage, and was about to strangle the bird. A countryman saw them, and running up, loosed the coil of the serpent and let the eagle go free. The serpent, irritated at the escape of his prey, injected his poison into the drinking horn of the countryman. ...