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A peacock was very unhappy with his ugly voice, and he spent most of his days complaining about it.

“It is true that you cannot sing,” said the fox, “But look how beautiful you are!”

“Oh, but what good is all this beauty,” moaned the dishearten bird, “with such an unpleasant voice!”

“Oh hear,” said the fox, “Each one has it’s special gift. You have such beauty, the nightingale has his song, the owl has his eyes, and the eagle his strength. Even if you had a eloquent voice, you would still complain about another thing.”

Do not envy the gifts of others. Make the most of your own.

Next Story: The Young Girl and the Hen

Souce: Storyit.com

Vocabulary

English	Pronunciation	Russian	Spanish	Indian	Chinese
peacock	[‘piːkɔk]	павлин	pavo real	मोर	孔雀
complaint	[kəm’pleɪnt]	жалоба	queja	शिकायत	抱怨
unhappy	[ʌn’hæpɪ]	несчастливый	infeliz	अप्रसन्न	不快樂
ugly	[‘ʌglɪ]	безобразный	feo	कुरूप	醜陋
voice	[vɔɪs]	голос	voz	आवाज़	語音
spent	[spent]	использованный	gastado	खर्च किया	花費
most	[məust]	самый большой	más	अधिकांश	最
true	[truː]	верный	cierto	सच	真正
sing	[sɪŋ]	петь	canta	गाओ	唱
say (said)	[seɪ]	сказать	decir	कहना	說
Fox	[fɔks]	лиса	zorro	लोमड़ी	狐狸
look	[luk]	взгляд	Mira	देखना	看
how	[haʊ]	как	cómo	किस तरह	怎麼樣
beautiful	[‘bjuːtəf(ə)l ], [-ful]	красивый	hermosa	सुंदर	美麗
moan	[məun]	Жаловаться	gemido	विलाप	呻吟
dishearten	[dɪs’hɑːt(ə)n]	приводить в уныние	desalentar	उत्साह भंग करना	令人愁悶
bird	[bɜːd]	птица	pájaro	चिड़िया	鳥
such	[sʌʧ]	таковой	tal	ऐसा	這樣
unpleasant	[ʌn’plez(ə)nt]	неприятный	desagradable	अप्रिय	不愉快
special	[‘speʃ(ə)l]	особый	especial	विशेष	特別
gift	[gɪft]	способность	regalo	उपहार	禮品
beauty	[‘bjuːtɪ]	красота	belleza	सुंदरता	美女
nightingale	[‘naɪtɪŋgeɪl]	соловей	ruiseñor	बुलबुल	夜鶯
song	[sɔŋ]	песня	canción	गाना	歌曲
owl	[aul]	сова	búho	उल्लू	貓頭鷹
eye	[aɪ]	глаз	ojo	आंख	眼
eagle	[‘iːgl]	орёл	águila	ईगल	鷹
strength	[streŋθ]	сила	fuerza	शक्ति	強度
even	[‘iːv(ə)n]	плоский	incluso	यहाँ तक की	甚至
eloquent	[‘eləkwənt]	красноречивый	elocuente	सुवक्ता	雄辯
complain	[kəm’pleɪn]	жаловаться	quejar	शिकायत	抱怨
envy	[‘envɪ]	зависть	envidia	डाह	羨慕
make	[meɪk]	делать	hacer	बनाना	使
own	[əun]	свой	propio	अपना	擁有

Easy english short stories pdf free download

The Best Dinner

A dog was walking home with his dinner, a large slab of meat, in his mouth. On his way home, he walked by a river. Looking in the river, he saw another dog with a handsome chunk of meat in his mouth.
«I want that meat, too,» thought the dog, and he snapped at the dog to grab his meat which caused him to drop his dinner in the river.

Too much greed results in nothing.

THE TWO GOATS

Two Goats, frisking gayly on the rocky steeps of a mountain valley, chanced to meet, one on each side of a deep chasm through which poured a mighty mountain torrent.

The trunk of a fallen tree formed the only means of crossing the chasm, and on this not even two squirrels could have passed each other in safety. The narrow path would have made the bravest tremble. Not so our Goats.

Their pride would not permit either to stand aside for the other. One set her foot on the log. The other did likewise. In the middle they met horn to horn. Neither would give way, and so they both fell, to be swept away by the roaring torrent below.

Moral: It is better to yield than to come to misfortune through stubbornness.