Once, a Serpent and an Eagle were struggling with each other in a deadly conflict. The Serpent had succeeded in surprising the Eagle and had wrapped himself around the Eagle’s neck. The Eagle could not reach the Serpent. Children, can you please help the Eagle with ideas of how he could free himself? Indeed, he couldn’t, as the serpent had wrapped himself around the eagle’s neck. Hence, neither could he attack the serpent with his beak nor claws. Helpless, the eagle decided to soar in the sky. Far into the sky he flew, trying to shake off his enemy. But the Serpent’s hold only tightened, and slowly the Eagle sank back to earth, gasping for breath. A Countryman chanced to see the unequal combat. In pity for the noble Eagle he rushed up and soon had loosened the coiling Serpent and freed the Eagle. The Serpent was furious. He could not bite the watchful Countryman. Instead, he struck at the drinking bottle, hanging at the Countryman’s belt, and into it let fly the poison of his fangs. The eagle saw this act and was worried. Well! The Countryman now went on toward home. Becoming thirsty on the way, he filled his bottle at a spring and was about to drink. There was a sudden rush of great wings. Sweeping down, the Eagle seized the poisoned water bottle from out the countryman’s hand for it was this countryman that had saved him from the serpent, and flew away with it to hide it where it could never be found. Thus,he saved his saviour!