The Eagle Still Walked in Circles
Illustration★★★★A captive eagle was tethered to a stick by a chain ten feet long. He marched round in a circle till a deep track was worn, and years of practice confirmed the habit. .At length its owner took off his chain and set him free. Still he pursued his usual circle, not claiming his freedom till some one pushed him from the beaten track, As if astonished, he looked around, flapped his wings, then, fixing his eye on the sun, soared upward, and was free.
The point
A captive eagle, freed from its tethering chain, keeps pacing its old worn circle out of habit until startled into flight, finally soaring free.
Tone
Inspiring
To tell aloud
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