"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds."
“不是好看的羽毛就能装好看的鸟”。
A Jay venturing into a yard where Peacocks used to walk, found there a number of feathers which had fallen from the Peacocks when they were moulting. He tied them all to his tail and strutted down towards the Peacocks. When he came near them they soon discovered the cheat, and striding up to him pecked at him and plucked away his borrowed plumes. So the Jay could do no better than go back to the other Jays, who had watched his behaviour from a distance; but they were equally annoyed with him, and told him:
杰伊冒险进入一个养孔雀的院子，他发现孔雀换羽时掉落的一些羽毛。他把羽毛绑在屁股上，大摇大摆地朝孔雀。当他走近孔雀时，它们很快发现了杰伊是骗子，然后大步走到他面前，啄了他一口，把羽毛啄了下来。所以杰伊倒不如返回到远处看着他一举一动的人群；他们很生气告诉他：