Prevod

(Authors seldom approve of one another’s works, however good they may be; discerning readers who do not write are more likely to do so.)

A conceited Macaw, casting a sidelong glance at his wings and tail, exclaimed: “Upon my life, even the Mole, blind as he is, could not deny that I am handsome!…” 5 The Mole overheard him and replied: “I do not deny it; but other macaws may not grant you such beauty.” A favorable judgment is more likely to come from a layman than from a man of talent who follows the same trade. 11