War and the Small Nations

Once, high above a pasture, where a sheep and a lamb were grazing, an

eagle was circling and gazing hungrily down upon the lamb. And as he was

about to descend and seize his prey, another eagle appeared and hovered

above the sheep and her young with the same hungry intent. Then the two

rivals began to fight filling the sky with their fierce cries.

The sheep looked up and was much astonished. She turned to the lamb and

said,

“How strange, my child, that these two noble birds should attack one

another. Is not the vast sky large enough for both of them? Pray, my

little one, pray in your heart that God may make peace between your

winged brothers.”

And the lamb prayed in his heart.