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14. THE VAIN AND THE GRASSHOPPERBy Rob JohnOne day a king was sitting in his garden watching a pair of peacocks walking proudly across the lawn. See how beautiful those birds are, he said to the Queen. Our pea- cocks with their blue and green feathers and long shiny tails are the most beautiful birds in the whole world.Just then a swan flew over the garden and landed gracefully on the Kings lake.No, said the Queen. I think the swan with its long neck and silky white wings is the most beautiful bird in the world. Peacock! said the King Wrong said the Queen. Swan! The King didnt like being told he was wrong so he decided to hold a competition. All the birds were ordered to come to the palace garden on Saturday afternoon. There the King and Queen and their friends would decide which one was the most beautiful. Theres no point, said the Queen. The swan is bound to win.Peacock! said the King as he sent out his orders.The birds were very excited when they heard about the competition and there was much polishing of beaks and combing of feathers �as they all made themselves look beautiful for the great competition. �All that is except for the jackdaws.No point, said the Chief Jackdaw. Were not going to win this. Every-one knows that we jackdaws arent beautiful.Im not bad looking, said a young jackdaw. I might be in with a chance.Dont make me laugh. Look at yourself. Your feathers are all grey and black, your beaks too long for your head and you look like you �havent had a bath in a month. 1Youre a scruffy little �ackdaw like �s. �ere ��e�er a�� ������� a�� ��hee�y ��t ���e �� �s �s e�er ����� to win a beauty competition.The young Jackdaw was upset. Right, he said. Ill show em.�e�t �ay the y���� �a���a� �e� to the Kings garden where he found two long green and blue �peacock feathers lying in the grass. He picked them up in his beak and carried them back to his nest. Then, down by the Kings lake, he fo 展开>>

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