The Farmer and the Eagle  The Parable of the Farmer and the
Eagle  There once was a farmer whose land was infested with
hares, and whose crops were constantly eaten. One day, an eagle
flew over his land, and saw the many hares, and found the place
good. So the eagle hunted in the farmers land, and the farmer
became proud of the eagle, and told his neighbors how it
defended his crops. Soon, in his mind, the majestic creature was
his, and all it accomplished he accomplished.  But after a time,
the eagle had hunted many of the hares, and there was little
left to eat, and it moved to another farm. The farmer was angry,
and accused his neighbor of stealing the eagle, and set out to
capture it. So with snares and nets, he brought the eagle down,
and tied the birds foot to a rope, and put it in a cage, and fed
it meat from his table. Not long after, the hares came back, and
ate the farmers crops again, but the eagle had forgotten how to
hunt. The farmer’s land was no longer protected, and he was left
with nothing bu