<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 22:04:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@barleycorn/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Rooster and the Pearl :  (A Fable of Aesop Retold by Barleycorn)]]></title><description><![CDATA[One day, a rooster was strutting in the barnyard when he spied a shiny object in a heap of straw. He picked it up and said, “What is this?” A swine replied, “It is a pearl. Throw it in the mud. It has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@barleycorn/the-rooster-and-the-pearl-a-fable-of-aesop-retold-by-barleycorn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@barleycorn/the-rooster-and-the-pearl-a-fable-of-aesop-retold-by-barleycorn</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[barleycorn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 20:29:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFobDmKUDAjYeFjoYu7WfxbGvPRJZu1CUALsu98nWr4Q4EES6LXE4RqgjsAPgZZoAJemQ2vkhgqBbBCSUoFsu46qGktCnD2pAmBNgFFL1C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>