00:00A long time ago, in a village, there lived a poor Brahmin.
00:08He was honest and religious, but his family suffered from extreme poverty.
00:14One day, something miraculous happened.
00:17A golden feathered swan landed in his backyard.
00:24Astonished, the Brahmin asked,
00:26Why have you come here?
00:28The swan smiled and said,
00:30I am a blessed swan that lays golden feathers.
00:33I understand your suffering, and I wish to help you.
00:38Every day I will give you a golden feather.
00:40You may sell it to meet your needs, but do not become greedy.
00:45The Brahmin was overjoyed.
00:48Every day the swan gave him a golden feather, and the Brahmin sold it to buy food and necessities
00:55for his family.
00:57However, after some time, greed took root in the Brahmin's heart.
01:02He thought, If I take just one golden feather per day, it will take me too long to become rich.
01:10Blinded by greed, one day the Brahmin caught the swan and started plucking out all its feathers at once, hoping to collect a fortune.
01:25But to his shock, the golden feathers turned into ordinary ones.
01:30The swan, writhing in pain said,
01:33Your greed has ruined everything, Brahmin.
01:36I warned you, but you fell into the trap of greed.
01:40Now I can no longer help you.
01:42With that, the swan flew away, leaving the Brahmin in deep regret.
01:47But it was too late.
01:49He had lost everything because of his greed.
01:53Moral of the story, excessive greed always leads to disaster.
02:02Patience and contentment bring true happiness in life.
02:08This cannot be true.
02:21definitions.
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