1、The Goose with Golden Egg The Goose with Golden Egg The Goose with Golden EggA 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.Ill fry you some eggs.The wife goes out to the barn to
2、 get some eggs. She suddenly shouts loudly to the Farmer.Wife:Come out here, dear! Quickly!Farmer:Why? Whats the matter?The Farmer runs out to the barn.Wife:Look at this!Farmer:What is it?Wife:Its a golden egg!Farmer:A golden egg?Where did you get is?Wife:From this Goose.It laid this golden egg.Goos
3、e:Quack, quack!Farmer:I cant believe it.Its so shiny and beautiful.What shall we do with it?Wife:Sell it at the market.Farmer:Good idea.Ill sell it and buy some meat.Wife:Yes.Ill cook you a delicious meal tonight.Farmer:Yahoo! Thank you, Goose!The Farmer goes to the market that afternoon and gets a
4、good price for the golden egg. The Farmer and his Wife have a nice dinner that night, but they cant 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.Lets see if the Goose laid another golden egg.Wife:Ok
5、ay. Lets 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
6、. 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 Im getting curious.Farmer:About what?Wife:The Goose doesnt look special. Farmer:So what?Wife:But how c
7、an it lay golden eggs?Farmer:Good question.Now Im getting curious, too. HmmMore 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 dont knowhow the Goose lays the golden eg
8、gs.But we know where they are coming from.Farmer:We do? Where?Wife:From the Gooses stomach, of course.So its stomach must be full of golden eggs.Farmer:Perhaps. I dont know.Wife:Cant you see?We can become really rich all at once. Farmer:What do you mean?Wife:Cut open the Gooses stomach. Take out all
9、 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 cant kill it now.Wife:Why not?Dont you want to become richer faster?Farmer:Yes, but we are rich r
10、ight 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
11、:Quack, quack!Wife:Whats the matter, Goose?I have something delicious for you.Goose:Quack, quack!Wife:its 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
12、 to cut open its stomach. Wife:We will be really rich soon.How many eggs will there be?Farmer:I dont know.But there must be many.Im getting curious now.Hurry up. Cut it open.Wife:Okay, here I go.Goose:(scream)Q-U-A-C-K!The Gooses stomach is cut open. The Farmer and his Wife look surprised. Farmer:Where are the golden eggs?Wife:I dont 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.MORALDont be greedy.
