A PEACOCK spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a Crane that passed by, r… — Aesop's Fables

Aesop's Fables — Aesop

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." "True," replied the Crane; "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."

Place: ¶443
License: Public domain · Source
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