Lucky Peacock

A Children's fable written about beauty with in yourself and how if you work hard enough you can achieve anything

Aon uair bha Pidgeon beag liath agus Peacock mòr breagha.

Bha seasamh lemonade aig a ’Pheacock, agus mar sin bha am Pidgeon.

''Thadhail a h-uile duine, an ailbhean, an cù, an sparradh, an muc. A ’pheucag cho fiadhaich soirbheachail.''

Bha am Pidgeon dìreach air iteag a ’tadhal air a sheasamh.

''Chaith a ’pheucag 5 mionaidean air gach glainne. Ach bha uimhir de dhaoine ann airson blas fhaighinn den lemonade aice. A ’chearc, am mathan, an sròn-adharcach, am falt.''

A-rithist, shèid a ’ghaoth iteag air slighe Pidgeon.

Lean an cearcall air adhart, fhuair a ’pheucag mòran luchd-tadhail, An Tìgear, an cat, an Flee, an radan.

Gach latha fhuair am Pidgeon iteag eile ...

''Às deidh 7 mìosan bha am Pidgeon air còrr air 200 itean a chruinneachadh. Às deidh mìosan de dh ’obair chaidh tadhal air ionad Pidgeon leis a’ Mhuncaidh, am Baboon, an Giraffe, an racoon.''

Cha do thadhail duine air a ’pheucag air an fheasgar sin.

Bha a ’pheucag annasach mun bhòidhchead a bha am Pidgeon a’ sealltainn “Chan urrainn dha Pidgeon a bhith brèagha” thuirt am Peacock “tha na dathan aice fada ro dull”

Nuair a thadhail am Peacock air a ’Pidgeon, chunnaic e an oidhirp a rinn am Pidgeon air sgiathan dathte ùra a thogail a-mach à itean.

''Tha am Peacock a ’tuigsinn cho fortanach‘ s a bha e a bhith cho breagha; cha robh aige ri feuchainn cho cruaidh. Bhiodh a ’pheucag a’ tadhal air ionad Pidgeon a h-uile latha às deidh sin, eadhon nuair nach robh na sgiathan air, agus mar sin cuideachd na beathaichean eile''

Peacach fortanach ~ Bàrd Laidinn

Translation: English;

''Once upon a time there was a little grey Pidgeon and a grand beautiful Peacock. ''

The Peacock had a lemonade stand, and so did the Pidgeon.

''The peacock’s stand was visited by everyone, the elephant, the dog, the sparrow, the hog. The peacock as wildly successful. ''

The Pidgeon had just a feather visit his stand.

''The peacock spent 5 minutes on each glass. Yet so many people lined up to taste her lemonade. The Chicken, The Bear, The rhino, the hair.''

''Once again, the wind blew a feather the Pidgeon's way. ''

''The cycle continued, the peacock got many visitors, The Tiger, the cat, the Flee, the rat. ''

Every day the Pidgeon got another feather...

''After 7 months the Pidgeon had collected over 200 feathers. After months of working the Pidgeon’s stand was visited by the Monkey, the Baboon, the Giraffe, the racoon. ''

The peacock was visited by no-one that evening.

The peacock was curious of the beauty that the Pidgeon had apparently shown “A Pidgeon can’t be beautiful” said the Peacock “it’s colours are far too dull”  

When the Peacock visited the Pidgeon, he saw the effort the Pidgeon had gone to construct new colourful wings out of feathers.

''The Peacock realises how fortunate he was to so beautiful; he didn’t have to try so hard. The peacock visited the Pidgeon's stand every day after that, even when he wasn’t wearing the wings, and so did all the other animals''

Lucky Peacock ~ Laidinn Bard