Two Birds in the Forest
The peacock was a handsome bird. He had beautiful feathers with many colors. The crane was a plain bird with dull feathers. His feathers were just black and grey. One day, the peacock was in the forest, and he met the crane. The peacock looked at the crane up and down. Then, he pulled his face.
‘Why are you looking at me like that?’ the crane asked.
‘You are so plain! Your feathers are dull, and they don’t shine at all. They are just black and grey. Look at me! My feathers are all the colors of the rainbow, and they shine!’ the peacock replied.
The crane smiled because he was happy with himself and his dull feathers. At that moment, a playful lion cub came along. He ran up to the two birds. The crane didn’t really want to play with the lion because he knew that the lion would eat him up. He spread his wings and flew up into the sky. The peacock preened his feathers, and he began to run.
Too late! The lion cub caught him. He grabbed him by the tail. The crane reached the clouds, and he looked down. He saw the lion cub and the peacock. The lion cub had the peacock’s beautiful feathers in his mouth. The crane said to himself, ‘What a shame! The poor peacock isn’t very fast! I hope his feathers will grow back.’
The lion caught the peacock’s tail, so it made the peacock ….