Long long ago, there was a swan (天鹅) with golden feathers(金羽毛). She lived in a lake. A woman lived in a small house __1__the lake with her two daughters. They were very poor. They worked hard all year round, __2__ still, they lived a hard life and sometimes they even didn’t have enough __3__ to buy food.    The swan was __4__ to see that. She said to herself, “I’ll give one of my __5__ to them each day, then they can live a happy life with the money selling my feathers.” That evening, she __6__ to the poor woman’s house and left a golden feather on the table without saying __7__. From then on, the swan came every day and gave them a feather. The woman was very happy because their life was much __8__ than before.    But day after day, the woman became greedy(贪婪). She said to her __9__， “The swan may fly away one day. If so, we will be poor again. We should take all __10__ feathers when she comes next time.”    “Oh no, Mom！” cried the daughters, “This will __11__ the swan. She helps us a lot！” But the mother wouldn’t listen. When the __12__ came as usual, the mother caught her and took all her feathers. But suddenly, the golden feathers __13__ chicken feathers.    Then the Golden Swan said, “Poor mother, I came to __14__ you, but you wanted to kill me. Now, I am leaving and will __15__ come back. Never be greedy！” With these words, the swan flew away.    语篇解读：湖里住着一只有着金羽毛的天鹅。湖边住着一个贫穷的女人，她带着两个女儿过着艰难的生活。为了帮助她们过上好日子，天鹅每天送给她们一支金羽毛。然而贪心的女人却要拔走天鹅所有的羽毛。

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