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, 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
the birds felt sorry for the road-runner , and each gave up a few feathers to cover him
that is why , today, the road-runner's feathers are such an odd mix of drab add faded colors, and why he always watches the mayan roads
he's still looking for the quetzal that took away his feathers