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Title: The Goose And The Swan Author: Ambrose Bierce [More Titles by Bierce] A Certain rich man reared a Goose and a Swan, the one for his table, the other because she was reputed a good singer. One night when the Cook went to kill the Goose he got hold of the Swan instead. Thereupon the Swan, to induce him to spare her life, began to sing; but she saved him nothing but the trouble of killing her, for she died of the song. [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |