Sunday, October 24, 2010

Crane: The Vain Jackdaw

"Fine feathers," Jack thought, "make fine fowls;
I'll be envied of bats and of owls."
But the Peacock's proud eyes
Saw through his disguise,
And Jack fled the assembly of fowls.

BORROWED PLUMES ARE SOON DISCOVERED


Source: W. J. Linton's fables in verse, with illustrations by Walter Crane: Fable 32.
Graculus et Pennae Pavonis

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