TORTOISE desired to change its 

 place of residence, so he asked 

 an Eagle to carry him to his new 

 home, promising her a rich reward 

 for her trouble. The Eagle agreed, and seiz- 

 ing the Tortoise by the shell with her talons, 

 soared aloft. On their way they met a Crow, 

 who said to the Eagle : " Tortoise is good eat- 

 ing." " The shell is too hard," said the Eagle 

 in reply. " The rocks will soon crack the 

 shell," was the Crow's answer ; and the Eagle, 



