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YOUNG CHRONICLE

November 28th, 2014

Story: The Golden Swan
Once upon a time, there was a swan / goose that had striking golden feathers. This swan lived in a
pond. There was a house near this pond, where a poor woman lived with her two daughters. The
people were really poor and were leading a tough life. The swan found that the poor mother was
passing a hard time with her daughters.
The swan thought, “If I give them one after another my golden feathers, the mother can sell them.
She and her daughters can live in comfort with the money raised from it”. After thinking this, the
swan flew away to the poor woman’s house. On seeing the swan inside the house, the woman said,”
Why have you come here? We have nothing to
offer you”.
The Swan replied, “I have not come to take
anything, but I have something to give you. I
know your condition. I will give my golden
feathers one by one and you can sell them.
With the money raised through it, you people
can easily live in comfort”. After saying this,
the swan shed one of her feathers and then
flew away. This became a regular feature and
from time to time, the swan came back and
every time left another feather.
Like this, the mother and her daughters were
happily leading their life by selling the
feathers of the golden swan. Each golden feather got them enough money to keep them in comfort.
But the mother became greedy to get all the feathers as soon as possible. One day, she said to her
daughters, “Now, we will not trust this swan, possibly she may fly away and never come back. If this
would happen, we will be poor again. We will take all of her feathers, when she will come the next
3
time”.
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