Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v1.c16.31

v1.c16.31

1. Cakkavāka Jātaka (No. 434).—A greedy crow, dissatisfied with the fish from the Ganges, flew to the Himālaya and there, seeing two golden-coloured geese (cakkavāka), asked what they fed on that they should be so beautiful. The geese replied that not food but character made people comely; the crow was too greedy ever to be beautiful.