Jupiter and the Birds
Jupiter
and the Birds
Jupiter commanded all
the birds to appear before him, so that he might choose the most beautiful to
be their king. The ugly jackdaw, collecting all the fine feathers which
had fallen from the other birds, attached them to his own body and appeared at
the examination, looking very gay. The other birds, recognising their own
borrowed plumage, indignantly protested, and began to strip him. “Hold!” said
Jupiter; “this self-made bird has more sense than any of you. He is your
king.”
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