Characters:
Narrator
Golden Swan
Mother
Daughter 1
Daughter 2
SCRIPT:
Narrator: 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 knew of their condition.
Mother: My dear daughters, I know this is hard for you. We are having such a hard time, I am so sorry.
Swan: 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.
Narrator: After thinking this, the swan flew away to the poor woman’s house.
Mother: Why have you come here? We have nothing to offer you.
Swan: 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.
Narrator: 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.
Mother: We are living happily now thanks to that swan´s feathers.
Daugher 1: Yes mother, we live in confort.
Mother: But, what will happen to us if that swan flies away?
Daughter 2: The swan has been very good to us, mother.
Mother: Yes, my daugheters, but 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 time.
Daughter 1: Mother, this will hurt the swan.
Daughter 2: We will not cause any pain to her.
Mother: No! I am determined to catch the swan the next time she comes.
Narrator: So when the swan came.
Mother: I have you! Now I will pull out all of your feathers.
Narrator: But the golden feathers of the swan changed into some strange feathers.
Mother: What´s this! This are not your feathers! What have you done? Give me back my feathers!
Swan: Poor Mother, I wanted to help you, but you wanted to get rid of me instead. As per my wish, I used to give you the golden feather. Now, I think there is no need to help you. Now, my feathers are nothing more than chicken feathers for you. I am going from this place and will never come back.
Mother: No! Please don´t go. I am so sorry I apologize for my mistake.
Swan: Never be greedy. I am going away. Good-bye!
The End
Moral: Excess greed brings nothing.
Jataka Tales
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