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A Swan that got mistaken for a goose

(Aesop’s Fables)

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おりがみをつくろう ( おりがみくらぶ より) はくちょう

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　A rich man had a goose and a swan.

　He had the goose for his future meal, and the swan for its beautiful voice.



　It was time to kill the goose, however,

　the sun had set and it was dark, so it was hard to tell which bird was the goose.

　The swan was caught instead of the goose.

　However, the swan cried loudly.

　They say that a swan cries very beautifully especially right before its death.

　When the man heard the voice, he knew his mistake.

　The swan saved itself by its beautiful voice.



　This story says that if you have a special talent, it will help you.

　If you try hard enough and acquire new skills, something good may happen from it.

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