[Aesop's-Fables] The Cock and the Pearl

A cock was once strutting up and down the farmyard among the hens when suddenly he espied something shinning amid the straw. 'Ho! ho!' quoth he,'that's for me,' and soon rooted it out from beneath the straw. What did it turn out to be but a Pearl that by some chance had been lost in the yard? 'You may be a treasure,' quoth Master Cock, 'to men that prize you, but for me I would rather have a single barley-corn than a peck of pearls.'
Precious things are for those that can prize them.

 

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If you can find something that is variable for others, you will be prized to them.

Just like this cock.

In the world, people usually earn much momey by find out Pearl.

Who is a winner who can root out the pearl from beneath the straw.

A lot of people can not find it out, until others successful.

Just like the Master Cock.

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cock : an adult male chicken [= rooster BrE; ↪ hen]

pearl : a small round white object that forms inside an oyster, and is a valuable jewel

oyster : a type of shellfish that can be eaten cooked or uncooked, and that produces a jewel called a pearl

          the world is your oyster used to tell someone that they can achieve whatever they want

strut : to walk proudly with your head high and your chest pushed forwards, showing that you think you are important

hen : an adult female chicken

espy : to suddenly see someone or something [= spy]

amid : among or surrounded by things

straw : the dried stems of wheat or similar plants that animals sleep on, and that are used for making things such as baskets, hats etc

stem : the long thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow [= stalk]

quoth : quoth I/he/she etc    a way of saying 'I said', 'he said' etc

root something out : to find something by searching for it

beneath : in or to a lower position than something, or directly under something [= underneath]

treasure : someone who is very useful or important to you

prize : to think that someone or something is very important or valuable

barley : a plant that produces a grain used for making food or alcohol

peck : an action in which a bird pecks someone or something with its beak