# General Information:

This is a continuation of the parable about the eagle.

# He also took

The word "he" is the eagle in the parable.

# fertile soil

"good ground"

# He placed it beside a large body of water

"the eagle planted the seed in a place where there was a lot of water"

# planted it ... like a willow

Willow trees grow in places where there is a lot of water. If the eagle planted the seed like a willow, it means that he planted it in a place with a lot of water. Alternate translation: "and planted the seed like one would plant a willow tree by water" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])