The Thankless Son

The Thankless Son

Fairy Tale | A2 (Elementary) | 397 words
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A classic folktale about a man's greed and how it leads to his downfall. The story follows a man who hides a roast chicken from his father out of greed, and in return, a curse befalls him in the form of an ugly toad that latches onto his face. The man's friends try to help him but fail, and it takes him a long time to understand the cause of his misfortune. Finally, he confesses his wrongdoing to his father and begs for forgiveness, and in that moment, the curse is lifted, and the man is rewarded with a second roast chicken.

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