23．鸟【鳥】部 bird
百hundred鸟birds朝follow凤phoenix
Long, long ago, the phoenix was just one of among hundreds of ordinary birds. The phoenix, however, was a very diligent bird. While the other birds were playing and sleeping she worked every day from morning till night collecting food and storing it in a cave, until she had amassed a huge store.
One year, there was huge drought. There was no food in woods and the other birds were starving. When seeing the other birds suffering, the phoenix opened her cave and let the others share here food so that no bird died. In order to thank the phoenix for her generosity, each bird pulled one feather from their body and made a beautiful robe. They presented it to the phoenix as a birthday gift. They also elected the phoenix Queen of the Birds.
This is why Phoenixes are the most beautiful birds in the world.
【拼音】bǎi niǎo cháo fèng
【解释】朝：朝见；凤：凤凰，古代汉族神话传说中的鸟王。旧时喻指君主圣明而天下依附，后也比喻德高望重者众望所归。
【出处】宋·李昉等《太平御览》九百一十五卷引《唐书》：“海州言凤见于城上，群鸟数百随之，东北飞向苍梧山。”
