One beautiful summer’s day, a swan decided to go to the river for a picnic. She took a lot of food with her, and was looking forward to eating it. She sat down on the river bank and spread the food out in front of her.
“You’re not going to eat all that food yourself, are you?” Said a small voice.
She looked up and saw a duck sitting at the water’s edge.
“Please give me some of it. I’m very poor and hungry, “ Pleased the poor duck wiping a tear from his eye.
She gave him a sandwich. To her surprise he did not eat it, but simply put it on the ground beside him.
“Won’t you give me something else? After all, my need is greater than yours.”
Bit by bit, the kind-hearted swan handed over most of her food:cakes and biscuits, apples and sweets. Soon, the duck had a huge pile of food next to him. With an effort he picked it all up, put it on his back and started to swim across the river. But the food was so heavy. Then, he sank like a stone, and the swan never saw him again.
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