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The Golden Swan

Jataka tale

The Golden Swan

A swan with golden feathers helps a poor family by giving them one feather at a time, until greed spoils the gift.

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How the story begins

Chapter 1: The Kind Father

Long ago in India, there lived a kind and gentle man with his wife and three little daughters. They were poor, but he worked hard and loved them very much. When he grew old and passed away, the old stories say that he was born again as a beautiful swan with feathers of shining gold.

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Chapters in this story

  1. 1.The Kind Father
  2. 2.A Golden Feather
  3. 3.Better Days
  4. 4.The Greedy Plan
  5. 5.Plain White Feathers

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