THEVAINANDTHEGRASSHOPPER
ByRobJohn
Onedayakingwassittinginhisgardenwatchingapairofpeacockswalkingproudlyacrossthelawn.‘Seehowbeautifulthosebirdsare,’hesaidtotheQueen.‘Ourpeacockswiththeirblueandgreenfeathersandlongshinytailsarethemostbeautifulbirdsinthewholeworld.’JustthenaswanflewoverthegardenandlandedgracefullyontheKing’slake.‘No,’saidtheQueen.‘Ithinktheswanwithitslongneckandsilkywhitewingsisthemostbeautifulbirdintheworld.’‘Peacock!’saidtheKing‘Wrong’saidtheQueen.‘Swan!’TheKingdidn’tlikebeingtoldhewaswrongsohedecidedtoholda