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The Assembly Of The Birds

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Author / Collector:

Epiphanius Wilson

Book:

Turkish Literature

Publisher:

P. F. Collier & Son, New York

Year:

1901

Country:

Turkey

License:

Public Domain (copyright expired)

Editor's Notes:

Traditional fables translated and edited by Epiphanious Wilson

leadership, beauty, competition, collective decision, deception

Subject:

The Assembly Of The Birds

The Birds gathered together and elected the Peacock and crowned him King, on account of his great beauty.

Then the Dove came to him and said: “O excellent King, if the Eagles harass us, how will you be able to bring help?”

This fable shows that beauty is not the sole attribute to be sought for in a king, but that he is required to show on every occasion, courage, military valor, and ripe wisdom.

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