"The King and His Hawk"

From The Children's Book of Virtues

Written by William J. Bennett
Illustrated by Michael Hague

Grade:

K-4

ISBN-13:

978-0684813530

Publisher:

Simon & Schuster (1995)

Stunningly illustrated story of Ghengis Khan who on one of his expeditions thirsts and is lucky enough to find water. The King’s pet hawk repeatedly knocks the cup from his hand as he dips it ​into the pool and in anger the King slays his hawk. He then looks down to see a dead poisonous snake in the water and realized that the hawk had saved his life. “I have learned a sad lesson today, and that is never to do anything in anger.”