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| 64. The Vain Jackdaw Jupiter determined, it is said, to create a s overeign 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, hoping thereby to make himself the most beautiful of all. When the appointed day arriv ed, 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. | 64. 虚荣的乌鸦 周彼得决定立一个君主来统治鸟类，于是发出一个通告，规定某一天，所有的鸟类都得到他的面前来，听候他亲自在鸟类中，挑选一只最美丽的当王。 乌鸦自惭形秽，遍寻了森林和田野，收集很多从它的同伴翅膀上掉下来的羽毛，满满地插在它的身上，希望有了这些，它就可以成为众鸟类之中最美的一只。 到了规定的那一天，鸟类齐聚在周彼得的面前，乌鸦也穿著混杂羽毛凑成的艳服出现了。 周彼得瞧见他的羽毛华丽，想要封它为王，众鸟们不平地抗议，大家都从它的身上，啄下它们自己的羽毛，于是乌鸦原形毕露了。 |
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