21.蓝鸟儿与孔雀, The Jay and the Peacock (lán niǎo ér yù kǒng què)

yī zhī lán niǎo ér mào xiǎn zǒu jìn yī gè kǒng què cháng cháng chū mò de yuàn zǐ lǐ ，

一只蓝鸟儿冒险走进一个孔雀常常出没的院子里，

tā kàn dào dì shàng yǒu xǔ duō kǒng què tuō luò de jiù yǔ máo ér 。

它看到地上有许多孔雀脱落的旧羽毛儿。

lán niǎo ér jiāng zhè xiē yǔ máo ér bǎng zài zì jǐ de wěi bɑ shàng ，

蓝鸟儿将这些羽毛儿绑在自己的尾巴上，

rán hòu dà yáo dà bǎi de zǒu xiàng kǒng què 。

然后大摇大摆的走向孔雀。

dāng lán niǎo ér zǒu jìn nà xiē kǒng què shí ，kǒng què men hěn kuài de jiù fā xiàn tā shì yī zhī jiǎ kǒng què，

当蓝鸟儿走近那些孔雀时，孔雀们很快的就发现她是一只假孔雀，

yú shì qún qǐ ér gōng jī ， bǎ tā shēn shàng de kǒng què máo ér bá diào 。 

于是群起而攻击，把它身上的孔雀毛儿拔掉。

lán niǎo ér qì jí bài huài de fǎn huí tā de zú qún ，

蓝鸟儿气急败坏的返回它的族群，

qí tā lán niǎo ér yuǎn yuǎn de jiāng zhè yī qiè kàn zài yǎn lǐ ，

其它蓝鸟儿远远的将这一切看在眼里，

duì tā de jǔ zhǐ shēn gǎn bù xiè ，   

对它的举止深感不屑， 

yàn è de duì tā shuō ： “ yǒu piào liàng de yǔ máo ér bìng bù néng chéng wéi hǎo niǎo ér ” 。 

厌恶地对它说：“有漂亮的羽毛儿并不能成为好鸟儿”。

A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk,

yī zhī lán niǎo ér mào xiǎn zǒu jìn yī gè kǒng què cháng cháng chū mò de yuàn zǐ lǐ ，

Found there a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks when they were moulting.

tā kàn dào dì shàng yǒu xǔ duō kǒng què tuō luò de jiù yǔ máo ér 。

He tied them all to his tail 

lán niǎo ér jiāng zhè xiē yǔ máo ér bǎng zài zì jǐ de wěi bɑ shàng ，

and strutted down towards the Peacocks.  

rán hòu dà yáo dà bǎi de zǒu xiàng kǒng què 。

When he came near them they soon discovered the cheat, 

dāng lán niǎo ér zǒu jìn nà xiē kǒng què shí ，kǒng què men hěn kuài de jiù fā xiàn tā shì yī zhī jiǎ kǒng què，

and striding up to him pecked at him and plucked away his borrowed plumes.

yú shì qún qǐ ér gōng jī ， bǎ tā shēn shàng de kǒng què máo ér bá diào 。 

So the Jay could do no better than go back to the other Jays,

lán niǎo ér qì jí bài huài de fǎn huí tā de zú qún ，

who had watched his behaviour from a distance;

qí tā lán niǎo ér yuǎn yuǎn de jiāng zhè yī qiè kàn zài yǎn lǐ ，

but they were equally annoyed with him,

duì tā de jǔ zhǐ shēn gǎn bù xiè ，   

and told him:"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."

yàn è de duì tā shuō ： “ yǒu piào liàng de yǔ máo ér bìng bù néng chéng wéi hǎo niǎo ér ” 。