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How did the falcon prove herself a faithful companion of the king? |
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Answer» The king had brought up a falcon as his pet. She always stayed with him and never left his side. It was trained to hunt the prey. The falcon used to sit on his fist and go with him wherever he went. Once they went to a valley to hunt. After killing a gazelle, the king was thirsty and so were the horse and the falcon. The king found some liquid dripping down a tree and mistook it for water. He collected it and tried to make the falcon drink. But, it upset the cup twice. She did not allow even the horse to drink. It knew the liquid was poison dripping from a poisonous viper. The king, in his anger, cut off the wings of the falcon. He later realised his mistake. The falcon sat on his fist without the wings and returned to the camp and died after reaching the camp. In this way the falcon proved herself a faithful companion of the king. |
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