The С ucoo and the Cock
The fable
by Ivan Andreevich Krylov
'Oh, Cockerel, how are you singing loudly and grandly! '
'And you, my dear Cucoosie, sing so smoothly, lovely:
In our forest there's no any kind of such a singer, though! '
'I'd like to listen you for ages, dear!
'And I prefer, my beauty, your's so clear,
And tender, and high voice!
When you stop singing, then I fail
In waiting for the time, when you begin again.
Where from has God brought you such a pretty voice?
And look - you are not large, to say - you're tiny so,
But your song as the nightingale's warble! '
'Oh, thank you, dear. To the honest telling,
I say, that you sing better than the Eden's bird,
And I can surely this state confirm.'
At that time the Sparrow was flying by, and said them:
'My friends! Though you turn hoarse in that
Joint efforts in each other's praising, -
I can say that your music's obviously bad! ..'
Why for then the Cucoo is praising the Cock? Know?
Because of that the Cock is praising the Cucoo.
1834
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The russian variant look please on
http: //www.stihi.ru/2011/11/02/7125
Lyudmila Purgina
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ivan-a-krylov-the-cucoo-and-the-cock-translation-rus/
