Peacocks have not always borne the beautiful feathers for which they are renowned. Neither has the Crow always worn a splendid blue-black coat.
According to an ancient Chinese fable, one day the two friends were resting by a river when Lord Tiger arrived to invite them to his wedding.
“I am embarrassed to go to the feast looking so plain,” admitted Peacock.
“I have an idea,” said the ever-clever Crow. “Look there at the palace being built for the King. The workmen are painting it. Let’s sneak over and decorate ourselves with the pots of paint.”
Crow took hold of a paintbrush and quickly painted Peacock’s long train. He added in shining dragons’ eyes as well. Peacock proudly stretched out his new feathers to dry, spreading them so he could see their reflection in the river. He felt so magnificent in his new outfit that he immediately strutted off to the wedding without even a backwards glance at his friend Crow. Crow, flustered and not wanting to be left out of the festivities, jumped into the first can of paint he saw – alas, black – and ran to catch up with Peacock.
The two birds kept their new colors and have been squabbling about that day ever since in the screechy, raucous voices for which they are known.
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Cute story, eh? If you want to read more about peacocks, here is some fascinating information about the bird that apparently most closely resembles the legendary phoenix, and the true story as to how peacocks became the “totem” for the Academy of Ancient Reflexology.
Karen,
Glad you had a great summer.
I loved reading about the peacocks and peahen.
Just wanted to say that in the back of my mind, I would truly love to study with you again. I appreciate the way you teach. It has been incredibly beneficial to me in my work at the spa.
If you ever offer a set up where you pay a certain amount of money each month, please let me know. I know that Dr.John Upledger offer’s something of that nature, and it would be very encouraging if there was something like that for the reflexology course.
Hoping to have you for an instructor again,
Thank you for all you have done,
Sincerely,
Diana
Diana – I have a number of payment options for people wanting to take the Therapeutic Hand & Foot Reflexology Professional Certification. Give me a call and we can discuss your suggestion. 904/553.4067. And thanks for your kind comments; they mean a lot to me.