Once, a peafowl realised that one of his tail feathers was missing. So he called the best detectives in the forest, the fox and the monkey. The fox was cleverer and wiser than the monkey. He followed the clues to find the missing tail feather. It led him to the deepest of forests where he found a snake. But he was hesitant to ask for help, so he said nothing to the snake and carried on looking for the missing feather. The monkey was a gregarious and happy detective. He entered the deep forest and found the same snake. He asked the snake, “Have you seen a peafowl’s feather?” The snake was all too pleased to lead the monkey to the missing feather. The peafowl had dropped it while dancing in the rain. So the monkey returned the feather and collected his reward. The fox realised he could have asked for help instead of being over-confident.
The Missing Tail Feather
