The eagle with them will come down.
Upon penetrating to the meat he will hastily proceed,
Making for the hidden parts.[1035]
As soon as he has reached the inside,[1036] seize him by his wing,
Tear out his wing, his feather (?), his pinion,
Tear him to pieces, and throw him into a corner,
To die a death of hunger and thirst.
This devilish plan is successfully carried out. With considerable skill the narrative describes how the eagle, suspecting some mischief, did not join the other birds, but when he saw that they escaped without harm felt reassured. He tells his brood:
Come, let us go and let us also pounce down upon the carcass of the wild ox and eat, we too.
The eagle is again warned by his "very clever" offspring. The rest of his brood join in the appeal, but