The great spirit was very surprised by the quetzal’s new beauty and chose,him to
be king of all the birds.From that day on,the quetzal was so busy being king being
king, he had no time to return the road- runner’s feathers. He soon forgot all about
his promise to the road-runner.
Days later, the other birds found the road- runner hiding deep in the forest. He had
no feathers, and he was very cold. He told the birds about the quetzal’s promise.