The Jay and the Peacock का कवर

Jupiter announced that he intended to appoint a king over the birds, and named a day on which they were to appear before his throne, when he would select the most beautiful of them all to be their ruler.

जुपिटर ने घोषणा की कि वह पक्षियों पर एक राजा नियुक्त करने का इरादा रखता है, और एक दिन तय किया जिस दिन उन्हें उसके सिंहासन के सामने हाज़िर होना था, जब वह उन सबमें से सबसे सुंदर पक्षी को उनका शासक चुनेगा।

Wishing to look their best on the occasion they repaired to the banks of a stream, where they busied themselves in washing and preening their feathers.

इस अवसर पर सबसे अच्छा दिखने की चाह में वे एक नदी के किनारे पहुँचे, जहाँ वे अपने पंखों को धोने और सँवारने में जुट गए।

The Jackdaw was there along with the rest, and realised that, with his ugly plumage, he would have no chance of being chosen as he was: so he waited till they were all gone, and then picked up the most gaudy of the feathers they had dropped, and fastened them about his own body, with the result that he looked gayer than any of them.

कौआ भी बाक़ियों के साथ वहाँ मौजूद था, और उसे एहसास हुआ कि अपने भद्दे पंखों के साथ, जैसा वह है वैसे उसके चुने जाने की कोई संभावना नहीं है: इसलिए वह तब तक इंतज़ार करता रहा जब तक सब चले नहीं गए, और फिर उसने उनके गिराए हुए सबसे भड़कीले पंख उठाए, और उन्हें अपने शरीर पर बाँध लिया, जिसके नतीजे में वह उन सबसे अधिक शोख़ दिखने लगा।

When the appointed day came, the birds assembled before Jupiter's throne; and, after passing them in review, he was about to make the Jackdaw king, when all the rest set upon the king-elect, stripped him of his borrowed plumes, and exposed him for the Jackdaw that he was.

जब तय दिन आया, तो पक्षी जुपिटर के सिंहासन के सामने इकट्ठा हुए; और, उन सबका निरीक्षण करने के बाद, वह कौए को राजा बनाने ही वाला था, कि तभी बाक़ी सबने राजा-चुने-गए पर हमला बोल दिया, उसके उधार के पंख नोच डाले, और उसे वैसा ही कौआ बना कर उजागर कर दिया जैसा वह वास्तव में था।

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  1. Why did Jupiter call the birds together?

    जवाब देखें

    जवाब: To select the most beautiful bird as their king

    Jupiter announced he would appoint a king by choosing the most beautiful bird before his throne.

  2. Why did the Jackdaw think he had no chance of being chosen?

    जवाब देखें

    जवाब: He had ugly plumage

    He realised that, with his ugly plumage, he would have no chance of being chosen as he was.

  3. What trick did the Jackdaw use to look more beautiful?

    जवाब देखें

    जवाब: He picked up gaudy feathers the other birds had dropped and fastened them to his body

    He waited until the other birds left, then picked up the most gaudy feathers they had dropped and fastened them to himself.

  4. What happened just as Jupiter was about to make the Jackdaw king?

    जवाब देखें

    जवाब: The other birds stripped him of his borrowed feathers and exposed him

    All the other birds set upon him, stripped him of his borrowed plumes, and exposed him for the Jackdaw he really was.

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