Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with no Feathers

Borka is one of the six geese children of Mr. and Mrs. Plumpster, and Borka is born without feathers. A doctor examines her and tells her parents that nothing is wrong with her except that she does not have feathers. Borka's mother knits her a grey suit that resembles feathers. Borka is laughed at by the other geese, and none of the other geese notice when she does not fly south (she cannot fly without feathers), but Borka nevertheless finds a way to have a good life.

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