The Golden Egg
Once upon a time, there lived a farmer who is very poor.He was very much dedicated to his
work and his earnings fulfilled all his needs.
One fine evening,After returning from his work,He was very much hungry. He said
"Oohh, What shall I cook tonight?"
Just then,He heard a hen,Clucking outside his hut. He said,"Well,That hen Will make a really
good feast for me."
With a little effort,the farmer caught the hen.As he was about to kill the hen,The hen squeaked.
The han said,"Farmer,
please don't kill me, I will help you."
The farmer said,"What is this?A hen that can speak?Ahhh,Okay, I will not kill you then.But how
can you help me, please let me know."
The hen said,"If you leave me without killing,I will lay a golden egg, every day for you."
The farmer was surprised and Said,"What ?
A golden egg! That too every day ?But why should I be believing you now ?You might be lying
to me right ?"
Then the hen Politely said,"Please believe me.If I do not lay a golden egg tomorrow,
You can kill me."
The farmer said with consent,"Fine,I will wait till tomorrow then."The farmer put aside the
hen,without killing it.
The next morning,As soon as the farmer woke up,He went near the chicken to find whether it
had laid any golden eggs.
The farmer said,"Oh! Is it true? Ah! It's an egg of solid gold."He happily took the golden egg and
went to the town to sell it.
He stood in the middle of the street and shouted,"Golden eggs are for sale,golden eggs are for
sale now."
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A woman asked him,"What ? Is it really a golden egg?" The farmer said,"Yes, it is an egg of
solid gold."Soon the crowd gathered around him and were amazed to see the golden egg.
One said,I want it. Other one said,No, it's mine. Everyone started talking,I wanted to buy it. Sell
it to me.
The farmer said,"It's all yours then.Don't worry,I will bring another one tomorrow now.There are
enough for everybody."The farmer sold the golden egg for a good price.
The next day, When he woke up,He went straight to look out whether there was another golden
egg. He said,"Good , Very good,another golden egg.I'll sell it right away."
And once again, he went to town and sold the egg. He said,Golden egg for sale. '' Then a lady
asked him,``Tell me,how much do you want for it?" The farmer sold the egg to the omen at his
price.
After that day, the hen gave him a golden egg everyday.As the farmer grew richer. because of
the golden eggs,he became greedy too.
He said,"I want to have more and more money.I'm tired of waiting everyday.Just for one golden
egg,which is being laid."
Then he thought and thought. He said,"I'm going to kill the hen.and I will find the goldmine she
has inside,and I will have all her treasures at once."
So the farmer decided to cut her open,and he found nothing inside the hen. Then he saw and
said with a cry,"This can't be,Where is the gold mine?Where are the treasures? Now I don't
have the hen and the golden eggs as well.What will I do now?"
Moral : Don't be impatient and Don't be greedy. Because Greed is
a very bad thing.
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