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【英文原文】
A boy found an eagle’s egg and he put it in the nest of a prairie chicken. The eagle hatched and thought he was a chicken. He grew up doing what prairie chickens do — scratching at the dirt for food and flying short distances with a noisy fluttering① of wings.
It was a dreary life. Gradually the eagle grew older and bitter②. One day he and his prairie chicken friend saw a beautiful bird soaring③ on the currents of air, high above the mountains.
“Oh, I wish I could fly like that!” said the eagle.
The chicken replied, “Don’t give it another thought. That’s the mighty eagle, the king of all birds — you could never be like him!” And the eagle didn’t give it another thought.
He went on cackling④ and complaining about life. He died thinking he was a prairie chicken. My friends, you too were born an eagle. The Creator intended you to be an eagle, so don’t listen to prairie chickens!
