<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=473112" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Magpie and the Young Dove</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">On the ground they struck each other<br>with their wings out stretched.<br>But the dove was so much smaller<br>and couldn’t evade the magpie’s pecks.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">As feathers flew, it held down the dove<br>with its powerful grasping claws.<br>Once, twice, three times, it pecked, <br>and again several times more.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The tired dove’s resistance vanished<br>as the magpie took one hop back. <br>It stood admiring the results of its conflict<br>before making its final attack.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">This brief encounter was nearly over, <br>the dove turned to face the magpie, <br>but then a dog approached the scene<br>and the magpie flew into the sky. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">Keeping a close watch over its prey, <br>it waited in a nearby tree.<br>The dog lost interest and sauntered away, <br>giving the magpie opportunity.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">One hop then two, it approached for the kill, <br>but the dog returned to save the day.<br>This time the magpie didn’t come back, <br>and the dove recovered to fly away.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Orlando+Belo">Orlando Belo</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=473112" data-title="The Magpie and the Young Dove de Orlando Belo" data-description="On the ground they struck each other with their wings out stretched. But the dove was so much smaller and couldn’t evade the magpie’s pecks. As feathers flew, it held down the dove with its powerful grasping claws. Once, twice, three times, i..."></div> </div> </div>

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