We All Loved Peacock Woman

How did Esma ever get so beautiful? I asked her grandmother. The rest of their family was as attractive as possum roadkill. Just lucky I guess she told me. Then I heard the story. Esma with the vibrant red hair had been an orphan. Found by a peacock, who did his best to raise her. He passed when she was two. And these uglies got her. I know I should be more sensitive But I’m not. I like beauty. Anyway, she grew up to look like a beautiful peacock. Esma had a fine life full of golds, emeralds and blues. She was the life of every party. And we all loved her. Even the uglies.