The Cock and the Jewel Necklace

One of the most famous and well known stories of the Aesop’s Fables collection is the story called “The Crow and the Swan”. In this old Aesop’s Fables story, a silly crow was ashamed of his color and wants to be white like the swan. How will it get white feathers? Read on about the story….

Story

Once upon a time, there was a chicken living in an old farm. It was happily pecking the ground searching for something to eat.

PECK! PECK! PECK! PECK!

PECK! PECK! PECK! CLUNK!!! CLUNK!!!

It was something hard and heavy.

The chicken thought, “Oh what is this? I must dig and find out.”

He dug around the item and saw that it was a large necklace made of rubies and gold. It was so beautiful and shiny.

The necklace said, “Today is your lucky day! I am the most beautiful and expensive necklace ever! Nothing is more precious than me.”

The chicken turned away and said, “You may be the most expensive necklace. You may be very costly! You may be the most beautiful. But for me, I would rather choose a single grain of rice!”

Moral of the Story:

“Precious things are without value to those who cannot prize them.”

Questions and Answers on “The Cock and the Jewel Necklace“

Who are the main characters of the story?
What did the chicken find?
What does the chicken say in the end?
What is the moral of the story?

Answers

The main characters of the story are a cock and a jewel necklace which it found.
The cock (or rooster) found a necklace.
The bird says in the end that it would rather choose a single grain of rice instead of the expensive necklace.
The moral of the story is, “Precious things are without value to those who cannot prize them.”