朱诺和孔雀的寓言故事

　　【朱诺和孔雀的故事原文阅读】

　　因为自己没有夜莺那悠扬动听的歌声，孔雀大为不悦，于是跑到朱诺面前抱怨。“所有的鸟都羡慕夜莺的歌声，”她说，“但是，只要我一开口发声，就成了大家的笑料。”女神朱诺为了尽量安慰她，说道：“你的确没有唱歌的优势，但是你却有着超凡的美丽外表。你的脖子闪耀着绿宝石一样的光辉，你那开屏的尾巴更是华丽富贵、光彩照人。”然而，孔雀仍旧不满足。“我的声音那么难听，”孔雀说，“美丽又有什么用呀？”朱诺接着回答说：“命运赋予了每个人不同的礼物——赋予了你无比的美丽，赋予了老鹰强大的力量，赋予了夜莺优美的歌声，以此类推下去，所有生命都有着各自的特征，而你却不满足于自己所拥有的。不要再抱怨了，因为如果你当下的愿望得到了满足，很快你又会找到另一个不满足的借口。”

　　【朱诺和孔雀的故事寓意】

　　朱诺和孔雀的寓言故事告诉了我们：每一个人都有自己不同的使命，人不能十全十美的，我们应该学会满足。

　　【朱诺和孔雀的英文版】

　　THE PEACOCK AND JUNO

　　The Peacock was greatly discontented because he had not a beautiful voice like the nightingale，and he went and complained to Juno about it.“The nightingale’s song，”said he，“is the envy of all the birds；but whenever I utter a sound I become a laughing-stock.”The goddess tried to console him by saying，“You have not，it is true，the power of song，but then you far excel all the rest in beauty：your neck flashes like the emerald and your splendid tail is a marvel of gorgeous colour.”But the Peacock was not appeased.“What is the use，”said he，“of being beautiful，with a voice like mine?”Then Juno replied，with a shade of stemness in her tones，“Fate has allotted to all their destined gifts：to yourself beauty,to the eagle strength，to the nightingale song，and SO on to all the rest in their degree；but you alone are dissatisfied with your portion.Make，then，no more complaints.For,if your present wish were granted，you would quickly find cause for fresh discontent.”