The Proud Peacock - A Jataka Tale
A Golden Mallard, chosen by the birds to be their king, grants his daughter's wish to select her own mate. From among all the birds, the mallard princess chooses an elegant peacock. But in spreading his feathers and dancing to show off his beauty, the peacock reveals his prideful nature. When the mallard princess rejects him and chooses a more suitabls mate, the peacock's once lovely voice becomes the hoarse cry of dismay uttered by all peacocks to this day.
