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下金蛋的鹅
穷苦的老夫妻养了一只大白鹅，它每天早上下一个金蛋。日子越过越好，老两口却嫌一天一个太慢，想一下子拿到鹅肚子里所有的金子……
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About this story
《下金蛋的鹅》出自古希腊的《伊索寓言》（The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs），讲一个人有一只每天下一个金蛋的鹅，他以为鹅肚子里全是金子，就把鹅杀了，结果什么也没得到。英语俗语“kill the goose that lays the golden eggs”就是从这个故事来的。这一版让大白鹅开口说话，加上一位急性子的老伴，结局保留原作，但不渲染杀鹅的过程，适合小朋友听。
What it teaches
贪心不足，反而会失去一切。已经拥有的好东西要珍惜，想一下子把好处全拿到手，往往连原来有的也保不住。
Suits
3–8 岁
Tips for telling it
- 大白鹅求情那段放慢放软，老伴催促时加快加响，孩子能听出“耐心”和“着急”的对比。
- 老农夫把鹅抱进屋那里不必多讲，停顿一下就好；小一点的孩子问起，可以说“大白鹅再也回不来了”。
- 听完和孩子做个选择题：每天一颗糖，还是今天把一罐糖全吃光？聊聊为什么等待也值得。
Questions people ask
- 下金蛋的鹅告诉我们什么道理？
- 贪心会让人失去一切。主人每天都能得到一个金蛋，却嫌太慢，想一下子拿到全部，结果杀了鹅，以后一个金蛋也没有了。要珍惜已经拥有的，别因为贪多毁掉长久的好处。
- 下金蛋的鹅出自哪里？
- 出自古希腊的《伊索寓言》，英文名 The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs。英语俗语“kill the goose that lays the golden eggs”（杀掉下金蛋的鹅）就源自这个故事，意思是为了眼前的好处毁掉长远的收益。
- 下金蛋的鹅和杀鸡取卵是一个意思吗？
- 意思很接近。成语“杀鸡取卵”比喻贪图眼前的一点好处而损害长远的利益，和这个寓言讲的道理几乎一样，所以中文里常用它来概括这个故事。
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