he saw in themoonlight a bird flying towards him, whose feathers glitteredlike gold. The bird perched upon the tree, and had alreadypecked off an apple, when the young man let fly an arrowat it. The bird flew away, but the arrow had struck itsplumage, and one of its golden feathers fell to the… … To face page 236 THE GOLDEN BIRD. 237 called his council together, and all declared that such a featheiwas worth more than the whole kingdom. Since the feather is so valuable, said the king, one isnot enough for me ; I must and will have the whole bird. So the eldest son set off, and relying on his…
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