Aesop's Fables, Part 2 summary
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In The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs, a man and his wife kill their goose because they imagine its body contains gold and want wealth immediately. They find an ordinary bird inside, gaining no sudden fortune and losing the golden egg it provides each day.
What happens
- A man and his wife own a goose that produces a golden egg each day.
- They become dissatisfied with how slowly their wealth grows.
- They imagine the goose contains gold and kill it to obtain the metal immediately.
- They cut it open and find an ordinary goose, losing their daily source of wealth.
- The closing moral warns that wanting more can lead to losing everything.

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What to notice
The moral connects the couple's desire for greater wealth with the loss of their dependable daily reward.
Quick check
What do the owners find when they cut open the goose?

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