Koria the Crow

Jul 9, 2026

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Koria the Crow longs to be beautiful and envies the parrot and the peacock, especially their striking colours. While searching for food, she follows a sweet aroma to a lively celebration where curry goat and ugali are served and people dance. Koria becomes fascinated by two girls, drawn to one’s kitenge and the other’s shining earrings that jingle as she dances. Koria waits on a tree branch, hoping the earrings will fall so she can take them, despite people trying to chase her away.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages46

Reading Time1 h 11 min

Koria’s Wish for Beauty

The Celebration and the Shining Earrings

Chasing Koria Away

Koria the Crow Alisha Berger Michael Sagikwa Koria the Crow wished to be beautiful. She envied the parrot and the peacock. Koria loved the peacock’s colourful tail. Each time she spotted it, she couldn’t pull her eyes away. Koria the Crow wished to be beautiful. She envied the parrot and the peacock. Koria loved the peacock’s colourful tail. Each time she spotted it, she couldn’t pull her eyes away. 2/23 One day, Koria was searching for food. A sweet aroma floated in the air. She tracked down the delicious smell. People of all ages were in the middle of a celebration. Some were eating curry goat and ugali* . Others were dancing. *Ugali : Kind of porridge in Africa One day, Koria was searching for food. A sweet aroma floated in the air. She tracked down the delicious smell. People of all ages were in the middle of a celebration. Some were eating curry goat and ugali* . Others were dancing. *Ugali : Kind of porridge in Africa 3/23 Koria stayed there and watched with fascination. She was especially interested in two girls. One had a kitenge wrapped on, and another wore a pair of shining earrings. ”Ooh! Look at that pair of earrings,” Koria thought to herself.”They make this girl look even more beautiful.” Koria stayed there and watched with fascination. She was especially interested in two girls. One had a kitenge wrapped on, and another wore a pair of shining earrings.‘Ooh! Look at that pair of earrings,” Koria thought to herself.”They make this girl look even more beautiful.” 4/23 Each time the girl danced, her earrings jangled, giving out a sweet tinkle. Koria wanted those earrings! She wished for them to fall off the girl’s ears so she could pick them up. Each time the girl danced, her earrings jangled, giving out a sweet tinkle. Koria wanted those earrings! She wished for them to fall off the girl’s ears so she could pick them up. 5/23 Koria waited on a tree branch. All she wanted was to be more beautiful than the parrot and the peacock. All she needed were those earrings! Some people spotted Koria and tried to chase her away.

FAQs

What does Koria want to be more than the parrot and peacock?

Koria wants to be more beautiful than the parrot and the peacock.

How does Koria discover the celebration?

Koria follows a sweet aroma to a celebration where people of all ages are eating and dancing.

Why is Koria fixated on the earrings?

Koria thinks the earrings make the girl even more beautiful, and she wants them to fall off so she can pick them up.

Jul 9, 2026

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