Once upon a time, there lived a pundit. One day, he was crossing a field on his way home. As he walked, he suddenly felt something stuck in his throat and started to cough. The object came up to his mouth. "Oh god! What on earth is in my mouth!" he thought. He was finally able to spit it out. "Why, it's a heron's feather!" he thought, amazed. He could not understand how it had come out of his mouth. "I just cannot imagine how this happened!" he pondered as he walked. He soon reached home and told his wife about it. "The strangest thing happened to me today. A heron's feather came out of my mouth!" he told her. His wife was as puzzled as he was. "It doesn't make any sense!" she said. "Do you tell anyone about it," warned the pundit. "People might think it's a bad omen or something." His wife agreed but soon the desire to confide in someone became too great. "I just have to tell someone or I'll burst! I'll go see if the neighbour is home!" So, she went next door. "I have something to tell you," she said in a low voice.
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