14. The Swan and The Crow

The Swan and the Crow

There was a crow. The crow had black feathers. He does not like the color black of his feathers. He thought that he was the ugliest creature in the world. He felt very sorry for his black body. So, he tried heart and soul to change his feather's color.

One day he saw that a swan was swimming in the river. The swan was snow white. It was very beautiful to look at. Its whole body was covered with white feathers. The crow was very happy to see the swan. The crow loved his color. The crow thought to himself that how will he get the snow white feathers. He made up his mind to follow the swan. If he follow the swan then he would get the snow white feathers. So, he began to follow the all activities of the swan.

One day the crow saw the swan swimming in the river. Seeing this the crow copied his as he thought the color would be changed. But nothing happened. The crow was as before.

Then the crow thought that he should have passed all day and night in the water to change his color. Following the swan, the crow remained day and night in the water even finding no food he began to eat the swarm and shell. Without eating good food, at last he died.

In this short story, we have learned that it is not good to take others' things. We should be happy with what we have on our own.

Note: Be happy with what you have.