The Cock and the Jewel
A COCK, scratching for food for himself and his hens, found a precious stone and exclaimed: “If your owner had found thee, and not I, he would have taken thee up, and have set thee in thy first estate; but I have found thee for no purpose. I would rather have one barleycorn than all the jewels in the world.
Vocabulary Help
- cock – galo
- scratch – ciscar (arranhar)
- food – comida
- hen – galinha
- stone – pedra
- owner – dono, proprietário
- barleycorn
- jewel – jóia
