The color of the birds. Hindu legend for children

There are different legends that try to explain why birds have different colors in their plumage. This, 'The color of the birds' , comes from India. It is a beautiful legend adapted for children. Encourages the imagination of children and stimulates their reading comprehension with this legend, a st

There are different legends that try to explain why birds have different colors in their plumage. This, 'The color of the birds', comes from India. It is a beautiful legend adapted for children.

Encourages the imagination of children and stimulates their reading comprehension with this legend, a story that also tells us of the enormous value that differences can have.

The color of the birds, legend for children about the plumage of the birds

At the beginning of time all the birds were brown, they only differed in the name and the form. But they felt envious of the colors of the flowers and decided that they would call Mother Nature to change their color. She agreed, but put a condition: they would have to think very well about the color that each one wanted because they could only change once.

The one in charge of communicating the news all over the planet was the Eagle:

- Notice to all the birds: meeting with Mother Nature to change color next week in the forest clearing.

The birds spent a week very nervous, thinking what would be the color they were going to choose. When the big day arrived, everyone gathered around the Mother Nature very excited.

The first one that was decided was the Magpie:

- I want to be black with some feathers of blue tone when the sun gives them, white the breast and white the tip of the wings.

The Mother took her palette and colored it, while the rest of the birds commented on how elegant the colors chosen by the Magpie were.

The Parakeet was the next to choose:

- I want white, blue and yellow spots all over the body.

Everyone agreed that those colors favored him a lot.

The Peacock came strutting and with his shrill voice asked:

- For my beautiful tail I want colors that can be seen from far away: blue, green, yellow, red and gold.

The other birds smiled as they knew how presumptuous the Peacock was.

The Canary came quickly:

- As I really like the light, I want to look like a ray of sunlight. Paint me yellow.

The Parrot came shrieking:

- So that the rest of the animals can see me, I want you to put me the most striking colors of your palette .Everyone thought that he was very bold when choosing those colors, but the Parrot went away very happy. And little by little, the rest of the birds went through the hands of Mother Nature.

When the colors of the palette had run out and the birds were proud of their new dresses, she picked up her painting utensils and prepared to return home. But suddenly a voice made him turn his head. Along the way came a little Sparrow:

- Wait, wait, please- I was screaming-, I'm still missing. It was very far and it took me a long time to get there flying.

I also want to change color .Mother Nature looked at him sadly:

- There are no more colors on my palette.

- Well, nothing happens - said the Sparrow sadly as he walked away down the road - anyway, the brown color is not so bad either.

- Wait - Mother Nature shouted - I found a small yellow drop on my palette.

The Sparrow came running very happy. Mother Nature dipped her brush in the drop and bending tenderly painted a tiny spot at the corner of the beak.

Therefore, if you look closely at the sparrows, you will discover

the last color that Mother Nature used to color all the birds of the world .