Lafontaine Deux Pigeons

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(Les Deux Pigeons) Two devoted pigeons live as one, until one, restless, flies off to see the world. Storm, snare, hawk, and a boy's sling batter the wanderer, who limps home at last to swear that love and the home roof outweigh all the world's adventures. Moral: the heart that loves needs travel no farther than home. — Jean de La Fontaine