French Tales

Fables Of La Fontaine

Download PDF

Children’s books – Fables Of La Fontaine – Contents
< < < The Man And The Wooden God
The Camel And The Floating Sticks > > >

The Jay In The Feathers Of The Peacock

A peacock moulted: soon a jay was seen
Bedeck’d with Argus tail of gold and green,
 High strutting, with elated crest,
As much a peacock as the rest.
His trick was recognized and bruited,
His person jeer’d at, hiss’d, and hooted.
The peacock gentry flock’d together,
And pluck’d the fool of every feather.
Nay more, when back he sneak’d to join his race,
They shut their portals in his face.

There is another sort of jay,
The number of its legs the same,
Which makes of borrow’d plumes display,
And plagiary is its name.
But hush! the tribe I’ll not offend;
‘Tis not my work their ways to mend.

< < < The Man And The Wooden God
The Camel And The Floating Sticks > > >

Children’s books – Fables Of La Fontaine – Contents

Copyright holders –  Public Domain Book

If you liked this site, subscribe , put likes, write comments! Share on social networks

© 2023 Akirill.com – All Rights Reserved