Capa de The Jay and the Peacock

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.

Júpiter anunciou que pretendia nomear um rei entre as aves, e marcou um dia em que todas deveriam se apresentar diante de seu trono, quando ele escolheria a mais bela de todas para ser seu governante.

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.

Querendo estar com a melhor aparência na ocasião, dirigiram-se às margens de um riacho, onde se ocuparam em lavar e alisar suas penas.

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.

O Gaio estava lá, junto com as demais, e percebeu que, com sua plumagem feia, não teria nenhuma chance de ser escolhido como estava: então esperou até que todas tivessem ido embora, e recolheu as penas mais vistosas que haviam caído, prendendo-as pelo corpo, de modo que ficou com aparência mais vistosa do que qualquer uma delas.

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.

Quando chegou o dia marcado, as aves se reuniram diante do trono de Júpiter; e, depois de passá-las em revista, ele estava prestes a fazer do Gaio o rei, quando todas as outras se lançaram sobre o rei-eleito, arrancaram-lhe as penas emprestadas e o expuseram como o Gaio que ele era.

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  1. Why did Jupiter call the birds together?

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    Resposta: 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?

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    Resposta: 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?

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    Resposta: 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?

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    Resposta: 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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