What is the moral of The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs?

Greed destroys the very thing that brings good fortune. The owner wants all the gold at once and loses the goose that gave him a golden egg every day.

What does "killing the goose that lays the golden eggs" mean?

It means ruining a steady source of money or good things because you want too much, too fast. The saying comes from this fable, in which the owner kills his goose to get at the gold he thinks is inside, and finds none.

Who wrote The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs?

It is one of Aesop's Fables, traditionally credited to Aesop, a storyteller said to have lived in ancient Greece around the sixth century BCE; some early versions have a hen instead of a goose. This version is a VoiceSmiths retelling for ages 4–9 in which the goose flies away instead of being killed.

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The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs

A poor farmer's goose lays one golden egg every day. Soon one is not enough, and he hatches a greedy plan. Aesop's fable about greed, retold.

Narrator

Farmer Hob

Martha, Hob's wife

Goldie the Goose

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The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs is one of Aesop's Fables, the short moral tales handed down from ancient Greece; some old versions tell it about a hen instead of a goose. In the traditional fable the greedy owner kills the bird, hoping to find a heap of gold inside, and finds nothing. This VoiceSmiths retelling keeps the lesson but spares the goose: Goldie overhears the farmer's plan and flies away for good, in a gentle full-cast audio story.

故事告诉我们

Greed can make you lose the good things you already have. Be thankful for a gift that keeps coming, and don't throw it away by grabbing for everything at once.

适合

Ages 4–9

讲给孩子听的小贴士

Pause when Hob plans to catch Goldie and ask: is that a good idea? What might happen next?
Count the golden eggs together each morning, then talk about why one a day was already plenty.
Ask what Hob could have done instead, and share one thing each of you is thankful for every day.

常见问题

What is the moral of The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs?: Greed destroys the very thing that brings good fortune. The owner wants all the gold at once and loses the goose that gave him a golden egg every day.
What does "killing the goose that lays the golden eggs" mean?: It means ruining a steady source of money or good things because you want too much, too fast. The saying comes from this fable, in which the owner kills his goose to get at the gold he thinks is inside, and finds none.
Who wrote The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs?: It is one of Aesop's Fables, traditionally credited to Aesop, a storyteller said to have lived in ancient Greece around the sixth century BCE; some early versions have a hen instead of a goose. This version is a VoiceSmiths retelling for ages 4–9 in which the goose flies away instead of being killed.