Aesop | Greece
The Hawk and The Nightingale
A magical Nightingale pleads with a hungry Hawk to spare her, offering her beautiful songs, but her pleas go unheard.
In a lush green forest, there lived a sweet Nightingale with a magical voice. She sang enchanting songs that filled the air with harmony. However, one unfortunate day, she was caught by a hungry Hawk who had been tirelessly searching for food the whole day.
The Nightingale, terrified and worried, pleaded with the Hawk, "Please, oh, mighty Hawk, let me go! I am too tiny to fill up your large stomach. Also, I sing beautiful songs. If you release me, I promise to sing for you. My music will surely soothe your soul."
The Hawk, who had a sharp gaze and powerful talons, chuckled at the Nightingale's plea. "Oh, little Nightingale," he responded, "your song may be sweet to the ears, but it cannot satisfy the hunger in my belly."
And so, the Nightingale's pleas went unheard, and the hungry Hawk did what he needed to do to survive.
