The Royal Pigeon

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Nasruddin became prime minister to the king. Once while he wandered through the palace, he saw a royal falcon.

Now Nasruddin had never seen this kind of a pigeon before. So he got out a pair of scissors and trimmed the claws, the wings and the beak of the falcon.

“Now you look like a decent bird,” he said. “Your keeper had evidently been neglecting you.

“You’re different so there’s something wrong with you!”

(Anthony de Mello, "The Song Of The Bird")

Merpati Raja

Nasruddin menjadi perdana menteri raja. Sekali peristiwa, ketika ia berkeliling istana, ia melihat, untuk pertama kalinya dalam hidupnya, seekor burung elang milik raja.

Nasruddin belum pernah melihat burung merpati seperti ini. Maka ia pun mengambil gunting, lalu memotong kuku, sayap dan paruh burung elang itu.

"Nah, baru sekarang kau pantas disebut burung," katanya. "Tuanmu telah mengabaikanmu selama ini."

"Anda berbeda, jadi ada sesuatu yang salah dengan anda!"

(Anthony de Mello, "The Song Of The Bird")