Note 423 — Chapter XXXI · ANECDOTES OF A BAGHDAD FALCONER
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
Had the falcon been netted (and its eyes seeled) some days before its twelve days’ education commenced, the matter would have been much simpler. Even though a hawk be not carried nor handled, the mere fact of having its eyes seeled has a quieting effect. It learns to eat from the fist, becomes accustomed to human voices, and loses a little of its high jungle condition.