Sujātājātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 407

[407] Do you not see this cuckoo — black, ill-favored, marred with spots — dear to many living beings because of its gentle speech?

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.