A Parrot came home upset and confused.
“What’s wrong?” his mother asked.
“I hate my stupid beak!” Parrot blurted.
“Why do you hate your beak? I think it’s beautiful,” his mother said reassuringly.
“All of the other birds have much cooler beaks. Spoonbill, Pelican, Hawk, Finch, all of them!”
Parrot’s mother sat silently for a moment. “He may be right,” she thought to herself, "they do have very cool beaks."
“You should go and see Major Macaw, he’ll know what to do. He’s the wisest of the parrots and lives in the tallest tree in the forest. Yes, he’ll know what to do,” responded Parrot’s mother.
So Parrot flew to the tallest tree in the forest and found Major Macaw.
“Excuse me Major, I have a problem,” said Parrot.
“Oh dear, what can it be?” asked the venerable Macaw.
“I have a stupid beak. Why can’t I have a cool beak like Spoonbill, Pelican, Hawk or Finch?”
“You’re right.” said the Macaw, “They do have cool beaks. Tell me Parrot, do you like eating worms and crustaceans?”
“Yuck! That would be disgusting!” responded Parrot.
“Well, that’s what the spoonbill’s beak is designed for. So it wouldn’t work. What about fish?”
“I couldn’t think of anything worse,” said Parrot.
“So, the Pelican’s beak would not work either. What about rabbits and mice?”
“Eeeks. No”
“OK, so maybe you shouldn’t aspire to have a Hawk’s beak. Small seeds?”
“They’re not so bad, but my favourite is Brazil nuts.” exclaimed Parrot, salivating at the thought.
“That’s lucky, I think I have a few here. Would you like one?” asked Major.
Parrot’s eyes lit up. ”Yes, please.”
“Tell me Parrot, if you had the beak of a spoonbill, pelican, hawk or finch, do you think that you could eat that Brazil nut?”
“I guess not,” said Parrot with his mouth full.
“You see, young parrot, you have been designed a certain way, with certain skills, attributes and tastes. Don’t waste your life being envious of the capacities of others, just make sure that you know what you’re good at and why you’re here.”
“What’s wrong?” his mother asked.
“I hate my stupid beak!” Parrot blurted.
“Why do you hate your beak? I think it’s beautiful,” his mother said reassuringly.
“All of the other birds have much cooler beaks. Spoonbill, Pelican, Hawk, Finch, all of them!”
Parrot’s mother sat silently for a moment. “He may be right,” she thought to herself, "they do have very cool beaks."
“You should go and see Major Macaw, he’ll know what to do. He’s the wisest of the parrots and lives in the tallest tree in the forest. Yes, he’ll know what to do,” responded Parrot’s mother.
So Parrot flew to the tallest tree in the forest and found Major Macaw.
“Excuse me Major, I have a problem,” said Parrot.
“Oh dear, what can it be?” asked the venerable Macaw.
“I have a stupid beak. Why can’t I have a cool beak like Spoonbill, Pelican, Hawk or Finch?”
“You’re right.” said the Macaw, “They do have cool beaks. Tell me Parrot, do you like eating worms and crustaceans?”
“Yuck! That would be disgusting!” responded Parrot.
“Well, that’s what the spoonbill’s beak is designed for. So it wouldn’t work. What about fish?”
“I couldn’t think of anything worse,” said Parrot.
“So, the Pelican’s beak would not work either. What about rabbits and mice?”
“Eeeks. No”
“OK, so maybe you shouldn’t aspire to have a Hawk’s beak. Small seeds?”
“They’re not so bad, but my favourite is Brazil nuts.” exclaimed Parrot, salivating at the thought.
“That’s lucky, I think I have a few here. Would you like one?” asked Major.
Parrot’s eyes lit up. ”Yes, please.”
“Tell me Parrot, if you had the beak of a spoonbill, pelican, hawk or finch, do you think that you could eat that Brazil nut?”
“I guess not,” said Parrot with his mouth full.
“You see, young parrot, you have been designed a certain way, with certain skills, attributes and tastes. Don’t waste your life being envious of the capacities of others, just make sure that you know what you’re good at and why you’re here.”
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