【朱諾和孔雀的故事原文閱讀】

　　因為自己沒有夜鶯那悠揚動聽的歌聲，孔雀大為不悅，于是跑到朱諾面前抱怨。“所有的鳥都羨慕夜鶯的歌聲，”她說，“但是，只要我一開口發聲，就成了大家的笑料。”女神朱諾為了盡量安慰她，說道：“你的確沒有唱歌的優勢，但是你卻有著超凡的美麗外表。你的脖子閃耀著綠寶石一樣的光輝，你那開屏的尾巴更是華麗富貴、光彩照人。”然而，孔雀仍舊不滿足。“我的聲音那么難聽，”孔雀說，“美麗又有什么用呀？”朱諾接著回答說：“命運賦予了每個人不同的禮物——賦予了你無比的美麗，賦予了老鷹強大的力量，賦予了夜鶯優美的歌聲，以此類推下去，所有生命都有著各自的特征，而你卻不滿足于自己所擁有的。不要再抱怨了，因為如果你當下的愿望得到了滿足，很快你又會找到另一個不滿足的借口。”

　　【朱諾和孔雀的故事寓意】

　　朱諾和孔雀的寓言故事告訴了我們：每一個人都有自己不同的使命，人不能十全十美的，我們應該學會滿足。

　　【朱諾和孔雀的英文版】

　　THE PEACOCK AND JUNO

　　The Peacock was greatly discontented because he had not a beautiful voice like the nightingale，and he went and complained to Juno about it.“The nightingale’s song，”said he，“is the envy of all the birds；but whenever I utter a sound I become a laughing-stock.”The goddess tried to console him by saying，“You have not，it is true，the power of song，but then you far excel all the rest in beauty：your neck flashes like the emerald and your splendid tail is a marvel of gorgeous colour.”But the Peacock was not appeased.“What is the use，”said he，“of being beautiful，with a voice like mine?”Then Juno replied，with a shade of stemness in her tones，“Fate has allotted to all their destined gifts：to yourself beauty,to the eagle strength，to the nightingale song，and SO on to all the rest in their degree；but you alone are dissatisfied with your portion.Make，then，no more complaints.For,if your present wish were granted，you would quickly find cause for fresh discontent.”