The Golden Feather

Once upon a time there was a little hen, white as snow. She had got a little golden feather on her tail. That's why she was named Golden Feather. One day, digging on the land, she found a very big diamond.

'Oh! What a lovely diamond! And she thought- I'll bring it to the king.'

And there she went.

On the way, she found a big tree. Golden Feather said: 'Tree, get out of my way! I am going to see the king!' But the tree didn't move. Then Golden Feather who was very angry touched the tree with her golden feather and the tree became very, very little. Golden Feather took it and put it in her basket.

On the way, she found a river. Golden Feather said

'River, get out of my way! I am going to see the king!'

But the river didn't move. Then Golden Feather who was very angry touched the river with her golden feather and the river became very very little. Golden Feather took it and put it inside a glass bottle in her basket.

Finally, Golden Feather arrived to the king's palace.
The king took the diamond and kept it for himself without even saying

'Thank-you '

to Golden Feather.

'Take this hen to prison!' shouted the king.
Then Golden Feather took the tree out of the basket and it became

bigger and bigger

until it broke all the windows in the palace.

'Take this hen to the oven!' shouted the king.
Then Golden Feather took the river out of the basket and it became

longer and l o n g e r

until all palace was full of water.

Then Golden Feather took the diamond and flew away from the palace and from the king.

She went back home for ever more.