The Peacock

The Peacock was an ordinary bird with a small bunch of feathers and could fly in the sky.

One day, the Peacock visited Juno, the Goddess of Protection. The former told Juno that he wished to look grand and beautiful. Juno smiled. He was a good bird and she liked him.

The Peacock told that he wanted a long train of brightly coloured feathers to trail behind him. He wished to be the loveliest of all the birds!

To his great joy, Juno agreed!

He got a wonderful tail!

 Blue and green with a jewel-like pattern, opening up like a fan when he raised it! Now the Peacock decided to walk like a king! So he held his head high and walked with style.

The common birds looked at him in awe. Even the pretty long-tailed pheasants were jealous!

After showing off his tail, the Peacock decided to fly.

The Peacock was shocked! He was not able to fly. He could take a few flying steps, but nothing more! 

He sadly realised that he had lost a wonderful ability, simply because he had wanted to look good!

The moral of the story is that we should think well before what we choose or want in life.