Once upon a time, in a small village in England, there lived a farmer. Although this farmer was not wealthy, he also led a simple and peaceful life. One day, as usual, the farmer went to check his goose shed. To his astonishment, he found that one of his geese had laid a golden egg. The farmer could hardly believe his eyes. He picked up the golden egg and examined it carefully in the sunlight. The golden egg shone with a dazzling light and was very heavy.
Since then, this goose laid a golden egg every day. The farmer's life began to change. He took the golden eggs to the market to sell and got a lot of money. He built a new house, bought a lot of livestock, and also bought many new clothes. However, as time passed, the farmer became more and more greedy. He was no longer satisfied with one golden egg a day. He wanted more wealth and didn't want to wait any longer.
So, one night, while the goose was sleeping, the farmer decided to kill the goose. He thought that in this way he could get all the golden eggs in the goose's belly at once. The farmer picked up a knife and cut at the goose mercilessly. The goose let out a shrill cry and died. But when the farmer cut open the goose's belly, he found that there were no golden eggs at all, only some incompletely formed eggs.
At this time, the farmer realized his folly and greed. Because of his greed, he lost the goose that could lay golden eggs every day. Since then, the farmer returned to his former poor life, and he lived in regret every day. This story tells us that one should not be too greedy in life and should know how to cherish what one already has, otherwise one may lose everything.
