The Peacock And Juno
Aesop Fable: The Peacock And Juno
The peacock made complaint to Juno that, while the nightingale
pleased every ear with his song, he himself no sooner
opened his mouth than he became a laughingstock to all
who heard him. The Goddess, to console him, said, "But
you far excel in beauty and in size. The splendor of the
emerald shines in your neck and you unfold a tail gorgeous
with painted plumage."
"But for what purpose have I," said the bird, "this dumb
beauty so long as I am surpassed in song?"
"The lot of each," replied Juno, "has been assigned by
the will of the Fates'to thee, beauty; to the eagle,
strength; to the nightingale, song; to the raven, favorable,
and to the crow, unfavorable auguries. These are all contented
with the endowments allotted to them."
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