The Crow and the Peacock

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June 15, 2026

The Crow and the Peacock

Once upon a time, there was a crow that was very dissatisfied with its life.
It often stood on a branch, looking at its black feathers.
And the more it thought about them, the sadder it felt.
It thought it was not beautiful, its voice was not pleasant and wherever it went, it was not welcomed.
So every day, it felt gloomy and unhappy.
Always thinking that it was the most unfortunate bird in the world.
One day, the crow sat in a tree and began to cry.
A monk happened to be sitting under the tree.
One of the crow's tears fell on the monk's face, the monk looked up and saw it, then asked: "Why are you crying so sadly?"
The crow said, "I hate who I am now, my entire body is black and my voice sounds terrible, I want to become another bird."
After hearing this, the monk said: "I can help you, if you truly want to become another bird, but before that, you should first go and ask the birds you envy whether they are truly happy."
So the crow flew to the zoo and saw a peacock surrounded by many people.
Every time the peacock spread its tail feathers, waves of admiration rose from the crowd.
The crow said to the peacock: "You must be the happiest bird in the world."
After hearing this, peacock said: "Every day people come to see me and praise me for being beautiful, but I've lost my freedom."
The peacock contuined: "In my eyes, the truly happy bird is you, because you don't have to be locked in a cage."
After hearing this, the crow said nothing for a long time.
It suddenly understood that it had always been envying others but had never seen what it already had.
It envies peacock's beauty but it had forgotten that it possessed the most precious thing of all: freedom.
From then on, the crow no longer complained about its black feathers.
It spread its wings and flew toward the vast sky.
For the first time, it felt that being itself could also be very happy.

从前，有一只乌鸦对自己的生活非常不满。
它常常站在树枝上，望着自己漆黑的羽毛。
越是想到这些羽毛，它就越感到悲伤。
它觉得自己的羽毛并不美丽，声音也不悦耳，无论走到哪里，都不受欢迎。
因此，它每天都感到忧郁和不快，总以为自己是世界上最不幸的鸟。
有一天，乌鸦坐在树上开始哭泣。就在树下，正好坐着一位僧人。
一只乌鸦的泪珠落在了僧人的脸上，僧人抬头看见后问道：“你为什么这么伤心地哭？”
乌鸦说：“我讨厌现在的自己，全身都是黑色，声音也不好听，我想变成另一种鸟。”
听到这话，僧人说道：“我可以帮你，如果你真的想变成另一种鸟，但在此之前，你得先去问问那些你羡慕的鸟，它们是否真的快乐”
於是，乌鸦飞到了动物园，看见孔雀被许多人围在中间。
每当孔雀展开尾羽时，人群中就会涌起一阵赞叹的浪潮。
乌鸦对孔雀说：“你一定是世界上最幸福的鸟。”
孔雀听后说：“每天都有人来看我，夸我漂亮，我却失去了自由。”
孔雀继续说道：“在我看来，真正快乐的鸟就是你，因为你不必被关在笼子里。”
听完这话，乌鸦沉默了很久。
它突然意识到，自己一直都在羡慕别人，却从未看到过自己拥有的东西。
它羡慕孔雀的美丽，却忘了自己最珍贵的东西——自由。
从那以后，乌鸦不再抱怨自己的黑羽毛，展开双翅，飞向辽阔的天空。
乌鸦第一次感受到，做自己也能非常幸福。

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The Crow and the Peacock

Once upon a time, there was a crow that was very dissatisfied with its life.

It thought it was not beautiful, its voice was not pleasant and wherever it went, it was not welcomed.

One day, the crow sat in a tree and began to cry.

A monk happened to be sitting under the tree.

One of the crow's tears fell on the monk's face, the monk looked up and saw it, then asked: "Why are you crying so sadly?"

The crow said, "I hate who I am now, my entire body is black and my voice sounds terrible, I want to become another bird."

So the crow flew to the zoo and saw a peacock surrounded by many people.

Every time the peacock spread its tail feathers, waves of admiration rose from the crowd.

The crow said to the peacock: "You must be the happiest bird in the world."

After hearing this, peacock said: "Every day people come to see me and praise me for being beautiful, but I've lost my freedom."

The peacock contuined: "In my eyes, the truly happy bird is you, because you don't have to be locked in a cage."

After hearing this, the crow said nothing for a long time.

It suddenly understood that it had always been envying others but had never seen what it already had.

From then on, the crow no longer complained about its black feathers.

It spread its wings and flew toward the vast sky.

For the first time, it felt that being itself could also be very happy.

The Crow and the Peacock