The Peacock: Do Not Sacrifice Your Freedom for the Sake of Pomp and Show

The Peacock: Do Not Sacrifice Your Freedom for the Sake of Pomp and Show
“The Peacock,” illustrated by Milo Winter, from “The Aesop for Children,” 1919. PD-US
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The Peacock, they say, did not at first have the beautiful feathers in which he now takes so much pride.

These, Juno, whose favorite he was, granted to him one day when he begged her for a train of feathers to distinguish him from the other birds. Then, decked in his finery, gleaming with emerald, gold, purple, and azure, he strutted proudly among the birds. All regarded him with envy. Even the most beautiful pheasant could see that his beauty was surpassed.

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