Bedtime story: the story of the king and the falcon

King Sandbad has a falcon, and he takes it with him every time he hunts. Falcon can always help him catch a lot of prey, so the king likes it very much, and specially made a golden bowl to hang around the eagle's neck so that it can eat and drink with it.

On this day, the weather is very good. The king decided to go hunting in the mountains. As soon as they entered the mountain, they saw an antelope running. The king immediately said to his soldiers, "Run after it. Whoever releases the antelope will be put to death. " 1

Hearing this, everyone dared not be careless. They immediately formed a circle and surrounded the antelope in the middle. The antelope looked left and right, suddenly jumped in front of the king, squatted on the ground, put its two front feet on its chest, as if kowtowing to the king.

The king was surprised and couldn't help looking down at the antelope. Just then, the antelope raised its hind legs, jumped over the king's head and ran away quickly.

This time, the king was dumbfounded, and all the soldiers were whispering the king's orders: "whoever the king said let the antelope go will be put to death." Now, let's see how the king does it! "

The king was angry and ashamed. He said loudly, "I must catch the antelope." Then he left with the falcon. The king was so angry that he couldn't help whipping the horse to make it run. The horse really ran fast, and soon all the soldiers were left behind.

Soon, the king found the antelope trying to enter the cave. The falcon immediately flew forward, spread its wide wings and kept beating the antelope's head. At this time, the king took the opportunity to rush up, drew his sword and killed the antelope.

The king looked at his prey with joy. He thought, "well, at last, I don't have to let the soldiers see my jokes." I can relax. " As soon as he relaxed, the king felt a little thirsty, but he looked everywhere, but he didn't find a drop of water.

Just then, the king saw a tree nearby, and the tree was dripping with juice like cream. When the king saw it, he was very happy. He quickly called the falcon, took down the golden bowl around its neck, and went over and took a bowl full of juice.

The king just wanted to drink water, but unexpectedly, the falcon pounced on him, knocked over the bowl with its wings and spilled juice all over the floor. The king was angry, but thought the falcon might be thirsty, so he forgave it. So he took another bowl and put it in front of the falcon to let it drink first. However, the falcon knocked over the bowl with his wings without looking.

This time, the king was really angry. He glared at the falcon, walked under the tree and took another bowl. However, as soon as the bowl was full, the falcon flew over and knocked it over with its wings. The king was furious, pulled out his sword and cut off the falcon's two wings at once.

The falcon cried out in pain, took a wronged look at the king, looked up at the tree, and fell dead. The king also looked at the tree strangely. Oh, my God! There is a boa constrictor in the tree, spitting venom there! It turned out that the king had received all its venom.

Now the king understands everything, and he regrets it very much. He cried with the falcon's body in his arms. However, no matter how much he regrets, the faithful falcon will not live.

What does this story tell us: Before you do anything, you must investigate the truth of the matter before you take action.