attr. Æsop, Three Hundred Aesop's Fables — The Serpent and the Eagle (1887)
“ A Serpent and an Eagle were struggling with each other in the throes of a deadly conflict. The Serpent had the advantage, and was about to strangle the bird. A countryman saw them, and running up, loosed the coil of the Serpent, and let the Eagle go free. ”
