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The Cocks and the Eagle


Two cocks fought one day.
The winner wanted to inform the whole village about his deed.
It climbed on the roof of the house, flapped its wings and shouted: "Look at me, I am the bravest cock!" It couldn't even finish its shout that the claws of an eagle grabbed it.
The praise for self doesn't smell well!

Oana Sacalus