Aesop Fables Episode 12 THE PEACOCK AND THE CRANE

A Peacock taunted a Crane with the dullness of her plumage. "Look at

my brilliant colours," said she, "and see how much finer they are than

your poor feathers." "I am not denying," replied the Crane, "that

yours are far gayer than mine; but when it comes to flying I can

soar into the clouds, whereas you are confined to the earth like any dunghill cock."