This chapter tells the story of a black crow who wishes to look beautiful. The crow is not satisfied with his natural appearance and wants to grow bright, colourful feathers. One day, he finds several dropped peacock feathers on the ground and picks them all up without fail. He fixes the colourful feathers into his tail, wings, and head. Feeling proud and handsome, the crow dances happily and tells everyone that he is now beautiful.
However, when the other crows see him, they laugh at his strange look and call him a fool. They tell him that he is already beautiful in his natural black colour and that they love him just the way he is. Through this poem and the Mental Talk section, students learn a valuable moral lesson: we should always accept ourselves and be happy with what we are.
Besides the poem, the chapter provides many helpful English learning activities. Students practice identifying different birds and labeling bird body parts such as the beak, eye, neck, wings, tail, and legs. They learn to break words like 'peacock' and 'beautiful' into syllables by clapping along with their teacher. The lesson also introduces the short vowel sound 'o' and teaches how to use the articles 'a' and 'an' before words like 'an ox' and 'a top'. Finally, learners practice rhyming bird names such as 'carrot' and 'parrot', and construct complete English sentences using a substitution table.