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THE KING AND HIS HAWK . Genghis Khan was a great king and warrior . He led his army into China and Persia , and he conquered many lands . In every country , men told about his daring deeds ; and they said that since Alexander the Great there had been no king like him . One morning when he was home from the wars , he rode out into the woods to have a day's sport . Many of his friends were with him . They rode out gayly , carrying their bows and arrows . Behind them came the servants with the hounds . It was a merry hunting party . The woods rang with their shouts and laughter . They expected to carry much game home in the evening . On the king's wrist sat his favorite hawk ; for in those days hawks were trained to hunt . At a word from their masters they would fly high up into the air , and look around for prey . If they chanced to see a deer or a rabbit , they would swoop down upon it swift as any arrow . All day long Genghis Khan and his huntsmen rode through the woods . But they did not find as much game as they expected . Toward evening they started for home . The king had often ridden through the woods , and he knew all the paths . So while the rest of the party took the nearest way , he went by a longer road through a valley between two mountains . The day had been warm , and the king was very thirsty . His pet hawk had left his wrist and flown away . It would be sure to find its way home . The king rode slowly along . He had once seen a spring of clear water near this pathway . If he could only find it now ! But the hot days of summer had dried up all the mountain brooks . At last , to his joy , he saw some water trickling down over the edge of a rock . He knew that there was a spring farther up . In the wet season , a swift stream of water always poured down here ; but now it came only one drop at a time . The king leaped from his horse . He took a little silver cup from his hunting bag . He held it so as to catch the slowly falling drops . It took a long time to fill the cup ; and the king was so thirsty that he could hardly wait . At last it was nearly full . He put the cup to his lips , and was about to drink . All at once there was a whirring sound in the air , and the cup was knocked from his hands . The water was all spilled upon the ground .
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