[FromCuentosPopularsCatalans,porloDr。D。FranciscodeS。
MasponsyLabros。]
TheOwlandtheEagleOnceuponatime,inasavagecountrywherethesnowliesdeepformanymonthsintheyear,therelivedanowlandaneagle。Thoughtheyweresodifferentinmanywaystheybecamegreatfriends,andatlengthsetuphousetogether,onepassingthedayinhuntingandtheotherthenight。Inthismannertheydidnotseeverymuchofeachother——andperhapsagreedallthebetterforthat;butatanyratetheywereperfectlyhappy,andonlywantedonething,or,rather,twothings,andthatwasawifeforeach。
\'IreallyamtootiredwhenIcomehomeintheeveningtocleanupthehouse,\'saidtheeagle。
\'AndIammuchtoosleepyatdawnafteralongnight\'shuntingtobegintosweepanddust,\'answeredtheowl。Andtheybothmadeuptheirmindsthatwivestheymusthave。