The Peacock and the Crane



by: Aesop

retold by: Amanda Redruello

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A Peacock spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying, "I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colors of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of color on your wings."


The colorful robe of the Peacock.
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The Crane replied; "True, but I soar to the heights of heaven and lift up my voice to the stars, while you walk below, like a cock, among the birds of the dunghill." 


Crane flying among the skies.
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Fine feathers don't make fine birds.


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