Who is Stronger

The weaver bird caught a worm.

"Let me go," the worm pleaded.

"No, I will eat you because I am stronger," the bird replied.

After some time, a hawk seized the bird and carried it to its nest at the top of a tree.

"Have mercy, set me free," the bird begged.

"No, I will eat you because I am stronger," the hawk answered.

The hawk killed the bird and began to eat it. But then a vulture appeared. Grabbing the hawk, it exclaimed:

"Praise the Almighty, I have found food!"

"I beg you, have pity on me," the hawk pleaded.

"Do you want me to spare your life and go to bed hungry? No, I will eat you because I am stronger," the vulture said and killed the hawk.

Meanwhile, a hunter crept up to the tree, and his arrow struck the vulture.

"Now you are dead and have become the same as those you surpassed in strength," the hunter said.

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