Subarnahangsa Jataka

In ancient times Bodhisattva was born in a Brahmin family. He was married to a Brahmin daughter. At that time he had there daughter-eg. Nanda, Nandabati and Sundari Nanda. Bodhisattva died earlier. His wife and there daughters fell in want. they were to collect food by working in the neighbour’s house.
In the mean time Bodhisattva was born as Subarnahangsa after death. Subarnahangsa means golden goose. The feathers of his body were golden in colour. One day he remembered his previous birth. He came to know the condition of his wife and there daughters. He came to know daughters, I am your father. I shall remove your miseries; I shall give you a golden feather from time to time. You will get money by selling it. You have to face no suffering any longer.
Saying this he gave a feather to them. The Brahmin woman and her daughters were very happy by selling the feather. They had no want. They passed their days happily.

As the days passed the Brahmin woman became greedy more and more. She asked her daughters and said, ‘The low beast can’t be believed. One day it may stop coming here. Then we shall have no other alternative. So if it comes again, I shall pick up all its feathers. ‘The daughters disagreed thinking their father’s sufferings. But the Brahmin woman did so as she told. She could not check her greed.

One day Bodhisattva came as before. He had a feather in his lip. The Brahmin woman took hem to the room with care. She began to extract all the feathers for forcefully. Bodhisattva struggled with severe pain. Still the Brahmin woman felt no sympathy. She plucked up all his feathers against his will. All at once the feathers turned into white. The Brahmin woman began to regret. The golden goose died on the spot.

Keep your mind happy with what you have. The greedy persons engage themselves in sinful acts.
On reading the Jataka you have come to know the consequence of greed. The Brahmin woman lost everything for her greed. Nobody escape from the punishment of bad deeds. They became poor again. You should never be greedy. Be happy with what you have. Greed never brings good result. It causes a great loss to human being.