Reading Folktale 17: The Crow and the Peacock's Feathers 

    

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oymkoginjv' dk da[0qooqdp5'

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     dk38obj' g,njvmjP;wxskdyo.oxjk wfhgsao/6'oqdp5',u0qovao
9q['k,d=7bf]n,-kf0v'8qo grkt,ao1kd,u0qovao9q['k,
7bfaj'oqd15' 9yj'mjP;skgda[0qooqdp5'muj8qds]qjo16joexjk
,klvfc-,g0qhkda[0qoxud0qosk'0v'8q, g,njvgsaogxaomuj
9q['k,7ad.9c]h; d=wxpjk'mjP;skdyocd,da[oqd/5'oqdp5'D
/jkp/5'oqdp5'-v,gsao;jk[+c,jor;d-v'8qo d=rkdaow]j
9yd8vf8uF oqdp5'xv,38oAhod=16j[+wfhF9yj'wx]ad4vo0qo
oqdp5'4yh,gluP.oxjk c]h;d=da[wxg0qhks,6jdk8k,gfu,D
lj;or;ddki6h;jk dk38oAog7up8af-kfgxaooqdp5'c]h;
gmnjvoobj' d=-a'oehsohk9yj'rkdaow]j9yd8vfF dk38oaho
wfhia[7;k,g9a[x;fc]t7;k,va[vkp0kpsohks]kpg]up
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Vocabulary:
 
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dk n. a crow
da[ conj. and, with
gda[gvqk v. to pick, gather
0qo n. a feather, fur, body hair
7ad.9 adj.to be positive or confident
9q['k, adj. perfectly beautiful
g9a[x;f adj. to be painful, to be hurt physically
lvfc-, v. to insert, to thrust
-a'oehsohk v. to hate, to detest, to despise
-kf n. nation
g-nhv n. ethnicity
4vo v. to pull out, extract
mPj; v. to visit, to tour, go out for fun
oqdp6' n. a peacock
xv, adj. fake
xv,38 v. to disguise
/5' n./clf. a flock
w]j9yd v. to chase away and peck at
]n,-kf v. to forget his/her own origins
s^qo v. to fall over
va[vkp0kpCVhk adj. to be ashamed of
sk' n. a tail, tail feathers
           
  

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