Eagle, Jackdaw and Shepherd

Eagle, Jackdaw, and Shepherd is a story from Aesop's Fables. It teaches a lesson.

An eagle saw a lamb and grabbed it to eat. A jackdaw saw the eagle. The jackdaw wanted to do the same thing! He flew down and landed on a ram. He tried to grab the ram but got stuck.

A shepherd saw the jackdaw. He caught the jackdaw  and cut its wings. He took the jackdaw home to his kids.

The kids asked, "What kind of bird is this?"

The shepherd said, "It's a jackdaw. But it wants to be an eagle."

The story teaches us not to try to be something we're not. Stay what you are!

Lesson

Don't try to be something you're not. Accept yourself.

Sources
 Aesop's Fables by Aesop
 The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs (1894)

Category:Aesop's Fables