the peacock plaint to juno that, while the nightingale pleased every ear with his song, he himself no sooner opened his mouth than he became a laughingstock to all who heard him. the goddess, to console him, said, "but you far excel in beauty and in size. the splendor of the emerald shines in your neck and you unfold a tail gorgeous with painted plumage." "but for what purpose have i, " said the bird, "this dumb beauty so long as i am surpassed in song?" "the lot of each, " replied juno, "has been assigned by the will of the fates—to thee, beauty; to the eagle, strength; to the nightingale, song; to the raven, favorable, and to the crow, unfavorable auguries. these are all contented with the endowments allotted to them."

孔雀来到天后朱诺面前。【[快穿]拿下那個絕世反派】向她诉说自己的不幸:我唱不出夜莺那么美妙、悠扬、能打动人心的歌，只要我开口，大家都会嘲笑我。朱诺安慰她说:“你虽然没有夜莺那么好的嗓子，但是你的外表和身材是出类拔萃的。你看你的脖子上闪耀着绿宝石的光辉。开屏时，你的羽毛更是五光十色，光彩照人。”“可是，我的羽毛也会因为我的嗓子黯然失色的。”“你们的命运是命运之神早已安排好的。他注定了你的美丽，夜莺动听的歌喉，渡鸦的吉兆，乌鸦的凶兆，老鹰的力量。所有的鸟儿都应该对神所赋予的东西感到满意才是啊！”

知足常乐吧，人不可能事事都争先的。