At first, the road-runner said no. But the quetzal would not stop asking him At last, the road-runner agreed. One by one, the road-runner's feathers magically disappeared and then appeared on the clever quetzal's body. Soon, the quetzals body and tail were a rich blue- green, his chest was bright red, and his beak had turned a lovely glowing yellow. 5 The Great Spirit was very surprised by the quetzal's new beauty and chose h to be king of all the birds. From that day on, the quetzal was so busy being king, he had no time to return the road-runner's feathers. He soon forgot all about promise to the road-runner.