Hath understonde what this faucon seyde,
And wel neigh for the routhe almoost she deyde.
And to the tree she gooth ful hastily,
And on this faukon looketh pitously.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Squire’s Tale. Princess Canace feels pity for a bleeding and anguished female falcon that has fainted and falled from a tree. The falcon has also maimed itself. Canace hastens over to the falcon to help.