jupiter deterpanions, and stuck them in all parts of his body, hoping thereby to make himself the most beautiful of all. when the appointed day arrived, and the birds had assembled before jupiter, the jackdaw also made his appearance in his many feathered finery. but when jupiter proposed to make him king because of the beauty of his plumage, the birds indignantly protested, and each plucked from him his own feathers, leaving the jackdaw nothing but a jackdaw.

朱庇特决定要给鸟类指派一个国王，他定下日子，要求所有的鸟儿都来参加。【从魔偶开始】他要选择最漂亮的鸟当国王。寒鸦知道自己的长相丑陋不堪，于是就去搜集同伴们掉在地上的羽毛，并用它们来装扮自己，希望能成为最漂亮的鸟。预定的日子到了，鸟儿们都把自己打扮得漂漂亮亮，来到朱庇特面前。朱庇特发现寒鸦的羽毛非常漂亮，打算任命她为国王。鸟儿们非常愤慨，将寒鸦团团围住，把她身上属于自己的羽毛都拔了下来。结果，寒鸦恢复了本来面目，依旧丑陋不堪。

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