The Goose with Golden Egg
A Farmer and his wife live in a small house in the country.They are very poor.Then one day something fantastic happens..
Farmer:Good morning, dear.
Wife:Good morning.
I’ll fry you some eggs.
The wife goes out to the barn to get some eggs. She suddenly shouts loudly to the Farmer.
Wife:Come out here, dear! Quickly!
Farmer:Why?What’s the matter?
The Farmer runs out to the barn.
Wife:Look at this!
Farmer:What is it?
Wife:It’s a golden egg!
Farmer:A golden egg?
Where did you get is?
Wife:From this Goose.
It laid this golden egg.
Goose:Quack, quack!
Farmer:I can’t believe it.
It’s so shiny and beautiful.
What shall we do with it?
Wife:Sell it at the market.
Farmer:Good idea.
I’ll sell it and buy some meat.
Wife:Yes.
I’ll cook you a delicious meal tonight.
Farmer:Yahoo! Thank you, Goose!
The Farmer goes to the market that afternoon and gets a good price for the golden egg.The Farmer and his Wife have a nice dinner that night, but they can’t fall asleep.They are so excited and hope that the goose will lay another golden egg tomorrow morning.
Goose:Cock–a–doodle-doo!!!
Farmer:Wake up, dear.
Let’s see if the Goose laid another golden egg.
Wife:Okay.Let’s hurry.
The two rush out to the barn.
Farmer:Look!
Another golden egg!
Wife:Thank you, Goose.
We will be rich soon.
Farmer:Yes.Thanks to the Goose.
Feed it well, dear.
Wife:Of course.
I will feed it the best food.
After that, the Farmer and his Wife gave the Goose the best food.They loved the Goose.The Goose kept laying a golden egg every day.Some months later, the couple moved to a bigger house.They were very happy.
Farmer:Thanks to the Goose,
we are not poor anymore.
Wife:That is true.
But I’m getting curious.
Farmer:About what?
Wife:The Goose doesn’t look special.
Farmer:So what?
Wife:But how can it lay golden eggs?
Farmer:Good question.
Now I’m getting curious, too.Hmm…
More months passed and the Farmer and his Wife became quite rich.
Farmer:We are now quite rich.
Thanks to the Goose.
Wife:Yes.
But I want to get really rich fast.
Farmer:How?
Wife:Think.
We don’t know
how the Goose lays the golden eggs.
But we know where they are coming from.
Farmer:We do? Where?
Wife:From the Goose’s stomach, of course.
So its stomach must be full of golden eggs.
Farmer:Perhaps.I don’t know.
Wife:Can’t you see?
We can become really rich all at once.
Farmer:What do you mean?
Wife:Cut open the Goose’s stomach.
Take out all of the golden eggs inside.
Farmer:You mean kill the Goose?
Wife:Yes.
A golden egg a day is too slow.
I want to become really rich.Now!
Farmer:But it has given us a golden egg every day.
It made us rich.We can’t kill it now.
Wife:Why not?
Don’t you want to become richer faster?
Farmer:Yes, but we are rich right now.
Wife:Yes. But I want to become really really rich.
I want to live in the city.
Bring the knife from the kitchen.
Farmer:If you wish, dear.
The Farmer brings a sharp knife from the kitchen.The Goose sees the knife and starts crying and runs away.The Wife hides the knife behind her back.
Goose:Quack, quack!
Wife:What’s the matter, Goose?
I have something delicious for you.
Goose:Quack, quack!
Wife:it’s running away!
Go and catch it!
Farmer:Okay, dear.
Come here, Goosey.
Goose:Quack, quack!
Wife:Catch it, catch it!
Farmer:I got it!
Goose:Quack, quack!
The Farmer catches the Goose and the Wife is about to cut open its stomach.
Wife:We will be really rich soon.
How many eggs will there be?
Farmer:I don’t know.
But there must be many.
I’m getting curious now.
Hurry up.Cut it open.
Wife:Okay, here I go.
Goose:(scream)Q-U-A-C-K!!!
The Goose’s stomach is cut open.The Farmer and his Wife look surprised.
Farmer:Where are the golden eggs?
Wife:I don’t know.
There must be some inside.
Look carefully!
Farmer:There are none!
What have we done?
Wife:No golden eggs?
Farmer:Poor Goose.
We were too greedy.
So we will become poor again.
Wife:Poor us!
Farmer:Boo-hoo-hoo.
MORAL
Don’t be greedy.
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