A crow was flying
around collecting crumbs of food for the
day.. It so happened that he came across a group of peacocks near a
green bush..
The weather was fine
and there were some clouds gathering afar. The peacocks were very happy.. and
they spread their colourful feathers and started to dance.
It is not known whether it was jealousy or feeling of
inferiority that caught up with the
crow..
He said to
himself. “ How beautiful those peacocks
are..What a dress and dance! Let me also take my chance at such fun and
frolicking”..
So when the royal birds left the scene, the crow could see
that some worn feathers of the attractive birds were lying where they had been
dancing. He picked up these colourful
pieces carefully and tucked them among his own dark ugly feathers.. He thought
to himself that with these new pieces in place, he had become very beautiful
and that he was now ready for a ballet.
First, he made his
own funny noises for music and danced alone to gain confidence.. Then he chased
around the group of peacocks who had
found another locale for their dance.
He tried to join the
troupe and was trying to sway and swirl
along with those beautiful birds.. First
he was ignored as an insignificant interference.. But as the crow persisted
with his stellar performance, he was noticed and the bigger birds lost no time in just driving
away the intruder with stern warnings.
.Justifiably they felt that the ugly crow was bringing disrepute
to them by donning their feathers and imitating their steps so clumsily.
The crow was not a fellow who was ready to give up.. He
thought..
“ Maybe, I am not rehearsed properly to join the troupe of
peacocks. But my colourful new feathers and the experience I have gained in the
company of the peacocks, my talents as a beautiful bird who can also dance should
bring pride to my kinsmen, the crows.
So he came back to his group..with new feathers and all.. He
lost no time in flaunting his histrionic talents. He started crowing and dancing.. Other crows
saw him.. “ What happened to this fellow?
New feathers and dance? Has he
gone mad?”
First they laughed and teased.. But when the nuisance
persisted crow the dancer was driven out of his own family
group.
(This is an adaptation of
an Aesop’s story)
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