Aesops Fable

The Vain Jackdaw - An Aesop's Fable

Moral of Aesops Fable: "Hope not to succeed in borrowed plumes."

The Vain Jackdaw Fable
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Jupiter determined, it is said, to create a sovereign over the birds, and made proclamation that, on a certain day, they should all present themselves before him, when he would himself choose the most beautiful among them to be king.

The Jackdaw, knowing his own ugliness, searched through the woods and fields, and collected the feathers which had fallen from the wings of his companions, and stuck them in all parts of his body.

When the appointed day arrived, and the birds had assembled before Jupiter, the Jackdaw also made his appearance in his many-feathered finery.

On Jupiter proposing to make him king, on account of the beauty of his plumage, the birds indignantly protested, and each plucking from him his own feathers, the Jackdaw was again nothing but a Jackdaw.

 

Aesop Author of the Fable: The Vain Jackdaw

Nationality of Aesop - Ethiopian or Greek or Greek 
Lifespan of Aesop - He lived approximately 620 - 560 BC
Life of Aesop - Slave - Author of the book of fables 
Famous Works - Aesop's Fable book featuring:
 "The Goose With the Golden Eggs",  "The Fisher", 
"The Vain Jackdaw" and "The Sick Lion"


The Vain Jackdaw Fable

A Free Aesop's Fable with a moral for kids & children
Moral:
Hope not to succeed in borrowed plumes.

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