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Golden clouds passed over the city of Benares and the sky was covered in gold. It was a beautiful day and a beautiful goose flew across the sky. The King told the goose that he ought to be king. He allowed music to play and entertainment to come for the goose. The goose was pondering why the king would do such a thing and the other geese assumed the king wanted him to be his friend. So the geese and the goose descended down to earth to meet the king. The next day the King was walking through the gardens near the lake of Anokkatta where the bird came to him and he sprinkled water on the king. The king spoke to the geese and they said they had a race with the sun. The king warned them that this was too hot for them to take on. They ignored him and went anyway. The young one went and couldn't take the heat. The golden one flew back and caught the little one. The Golden one decided to take on the task the little one had and the golden one soared high up above the clouds, never to be seen again. The sky indeed became golden again.
Characters:
people of Benares
A beautiful goose
The geese
The King
Setting:
The city of Benares
near the lake of Anokkatta
Bibliography: The End of the World, Twenty Jataka Tales, Noor Inayat, The Golden Goose
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