A peacock spreading its gorgeous tail mocked a crane that passed by, ridiculing the ashen hue of its plumage and saying:
"I am robed, like a king, in gold and purple and all the colours of the rainbow; while you have not a bit of colour on your wings."
"True," Replied the crane;
"But i soar to the heights of heaven and lift my voice up to the stars, while you walk below, like a cock, among the birds of the dunghill."
Fine feathers don't make fine birds.
The beginning image for the fable. I chose the use a king to represent the peacock as a king is a character that dresses and appears to "great" but may not be all that special. There is also a reference in the fable where the peacock says that he is robed, like a king.
The tail took me quite a while to do, but it got finished in the end. I was criticized for using Henry VIII as the king as it has too many strong links to him rather than a generic king image i am trying to promote, which i really agree with.
This is the middle image. I used an angel to represent the crane, as an angel is someone i've seen (in stories and pictures!) and expect to be pretty dressed down in simple garments, much like a monk or something like that... only with wings. There is also a reference in the story where the crane says it can soar to the heights of heaven.
I've been thinking that the heads of both pictures could be replaced by the corresponding bird heads to make them anonymous, something to think about.
The final image for the fable is yet to be done.
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