The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs

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Once upon a time in a village, there lived a poor farmer with his wife.

They had nothing but a little farm where they grew vegetables that they
could eat and sell to their neighbors. They also had few animals on their
farm.

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Every morning, he took a round of the farm. He would pick some
vegetables and look at all the animals, give them food and ensure that all

his animals were safe and healthy. One morning, as he walked around
gathering some eggs, he saw a golden egg laid by one of the goose.

He picked up the golden egg and ran inside his house to show his wife the
egg. The excited farmer said, “Look! One of our goose gave a golden egg.
It is pure gold. We will never have to work again". The farmer's wife took
special care of the goose.

Every morning, they used to come in order to pick up the golden egg.
Slowly and steadily the farmer and his wife were becoming richer and
richer. They bought new things for the house. But as they became richer,
they became greedier as well.

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One night, the farmer's wife told the farmer "Why do we wait every
morning for an egg? Let us kill the goose and get all the gold at once. She
must have a lot of gold in her stomach". The farmer imagined himself
having lots and lots of gold and decided to kill her in the morning.

So, in the morning the farmer and his wife killed the goose and cut her
open. The goose had no golden eggs inside of her stomach.

They both were disappointed, now the farmer and his wife had lost the
goose and they would never get any golden egg again. They felt miserable.

Moral Of the Story: Too Much Greed Always Leads To Great Loss.
Greed Brings Grief.

He Who Wants Everything Every Time Will Lose Everything Any Time -
Vikrant Parsai.