The Wise Blackbird

The Wise Blackbird

Once there was a bluebird who liked to brag. He looked at the sky, he looked at his wings, and he smiled. “ How fine I look! ” thought the bluebird. " I am as blue as the sky! ” The bluebird flew high and low in the blue sky.

The bluebird saw a mouse. “ Hello! ” said the bluebird to the mouse. " It is a beautiful day, isn't it?” “ Yes, it is a beautiful day, " said the mouse. “ The sky is a beautiful blue. ” “ I am blue, too, " said the bluebird. “ I am beautiful, like the blue sky. ” “ Oh, ” sighed the mouse. " I am not blue. I am gray. I am not the color of the sky. ” The bluebird laughed and flew away.

The bluebird saw a flamingo. “ Hello! ” said the bluebird. " It is a beautiful day, isn't it?” “ Yes, ” said the flamingo. “ It is a fine and sunny day. ” “ Look at the beautiful blue sky, ” said the bluebird. " I am blue, like the sky. ” " I am pink, " said the flamingo. “ Blue is better than pink, ” bragged the bluebird. “ Blue is the color of the sky! ” “ Oh, ” said the flamingo. " I am not the color of the sky. ” The flamingo was angry. He flew away without saying good-bye.

The bluebird looked up. He saw a blackbird at the top of a tree. “ Hello! ” said the bluebird. “ It is a beautiful day, isn't it?” “ Yes it is, " said the blackbird. “ I am blue, like the sky, ” said the bluebird. “ I am not blue, ” said the blackbird. " I am black. " “ Blue is better than black, ” bragged the bluebird. “ Blue is the color of the sky. ”

The blackbird was wise. “ Yes, blue is beautiful, ” he said. “ Blue is the color of the sky. ” " But the sky is not always blue. Sometimes it is gray, like a mouse. Sometimes it is pink, like a flamingo. Sometimes it is black, like me. ” The bluebird was surprised. “ When is the sky gray, like a mouse?" he asked. “ The sky is gray on a cloudy day, ” said the blackbird. " It is as gray as a mouse. "