The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs |
Once upon a time, a man had a goose that laid eggs.
Now what was special about this goose was that the eggs it laid were not like the eggs that any other goose laid. They were golden eggs!
One would think the man would be happy about the golden eggs. He was happy, yes - but he was greedy too!
He used to think, "I only get one golden egg every day. Why should I not have all the eggs at once? I will kill the goose, and then I will take all the eggs out of it. That way I can sell all the eggs at once and become rich!"
So, one fine day the man killed his goose. When he cut the goose open, what do you think he found? The goose was just like any other the goose. There was not even a single golden egg in it!
Because of his eagerness to have all the eggs at once, he even lost his goose that laid the golden eggs!
Moral - Greediness makes you lose all that you have!
Activity For the Young Mind
Q. | How do you think the eggs are formed inside a goose (or any bird)? |
Q. | Can a bird lay more than one egg in a day? |
| Find out from your parents if any bird can lay an egg each day for the rest of its life. |
Q. | Does a small chick lay eggs? Why? Or why not? |
Q. | How would you take care of a goose that laid golden eggs? |
Q. | Do you think the golden eggs would have hatched? Would the goslings from the eggs grow to lay more golden eggs? |
Q. | What does one do with gold? |
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