African fairy tales: why does a parrot have a crooked beak?

In today’s story, you will understand how African fairy tales explain why a parrot has a crooked beak.

One day a parrot and a Cowrie shell got together to build a house and argued over whose house would be better.

Cowrie built his dwelling entirely from Cowrie, and the parrot built it from the feathers that he was allowed to pluck from his tails by several parrots.

When both houses were ready, the Cowrie saw that the parrot’s dwelling was more beautiful. Then the Cowrie summoned her bird friends and said to them: Let’s steal the parrot’s house!

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