Fiction
The peacock pride by Melissa Kajpust (Peacock became a leader by killing the viper and was arrogant becasue of his feathers and koel the bird that sings became the leader.)
Indian folktales deal with everyday life. Animal characters are given human traits, and the stories dal with daily realtionships and personality charactersitics. Usually the character taht trimphs is the hardworking underdog. Morally superior but humble charcters most often succeed. Truthfulness, modesty, loyalty, courage, geenrosity, and honest effort are greatly valued. In India, folktales are handed down throught he generations and represent an important moral tradition in Indian culture.
The peacock and the crow story, written and illusttrated by Ann Kirn (The crow painted the peacock with many colors and the peacock did not want any one else to look better so he splashed black color on the crow)
Peacock Palace Scoop by Peter Lawson and Elizabeth Laird
A peacock on the roof written and illustrated by Paul Adshead
A peacock atemy lunch by Craig B. McKee and MArgaret Holland.
Nonfiction
Peacocks by Ruth Berman
Peacocks: animals I see at the zoo, Kathleen Pohl
Peacocks and peahens by Joan Kalbacken
Poetry
Peacock and other poems by Valerie Worth
Peacock Pie a book of rhymes by Walter de la Mare.
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