43. Learn English Through A Great Lesson: The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs

 

The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs

Once upon a time, a farmer and his wife lived in a small village. They were not rich, but they had a special goose. Every morning, the goose laid a golden egg.

"We are so lucky!" the wife said. "If we save these eggs, we will become very rich!"

At first, they were patient. They collected the golden eggs one by one and saved them carefully. But soon, greed filled their hearts.

"Why should we wait?" the farmer said. "If the goose lays golden eggs, there must be more gold inside her!"

His wife agreed. So, one day, they decided to cut the goose open. But when they did, they found nothing inside—just like an ordinary goose.

"What have we done?" the wife cried. "We have lost everything!"

Without the goose, there were no more golden eggs. Their dream of wealth was gone forever.

Lesson Learned

Greed can make us lose everything we already have. Be patient and appreciate what you have.

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1	The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs	/ðə ɡus ðæt leɪd ðə ˈɡoʊldən ɛɡz/
2	Once upon a time, a farmer and his wife lived in a small village.	/wʌns əˈpɑn ə taɪm, ə ˈfɑrmɚ ənd hɪz waɪf lɪvd ɪn ə smɔl ˈvɪlɪdʒ/
3	They were not rich, but they had a special goose.	/ðeɪ wɜr nɑt rɪʧ, bʌt ðeɪ hæd ə ˈspɛʃəl ɡus/
4	Every morning, the goose laid a golden egg.	/ˈɛvri ˈmɔrnɪŋ, ðə ɡus leɪd ə ˈɡoʊldən ɛɡ/
5	"We are so lucky!" the wife said.	/wi ɑr soʊ ˈlʌki ðə waɪf sɛd/
6	"If we save these eggs, we will become very rich!"	/ɪf wi seɪv ðiz ɛgz, wi wɪl bɪˈkʌm ˈvɛri rɪʧ/
7	At first, they were patient.	/æt fɜrst, ðeɪ wɜr ˈpeɪʃənt/
8	They collected the golden eggs one by one and saved them carefully.	/ðeɪ kəˈlɛktɪd ðə ˈgoʊldən ɛɡz wʌn baɪ wʌn ənd seɪvd ðɛm ˈkɛrflɪ/
9	But soon, greed filled their hearts.	/bʌt sun, ɡriːd fɪld ðɛr hɑrts/
10	"Why should we wait?" the farmer said.	/waɪ ʃʊd wi weɪt ðə ˈfɑrmər sɛd/
11	"If the goose lays golden eggs, there must be more gold inside her!"	/ɪf ðə ɡus leɪz ˈɡoʊldən ɛɡz, ðɛr mʌst bi mɔr ɡoʊld ɪnˈsaɪd hɜr/
12	His wife agreed.	/hɪz waɪf əˈɡriːd/
13	So, one day, they decided to cut the goose open.	/soʊ wʌn deɪ, ðeɪ dɪˈsaɪdəd tu kʌt ðə ɡuːs oʊpən/
14	But when they did, they found nothing inside—just like an ordinary goose.	/bʌt wɛn ðeɪ dɪd, ðeɪ faʊnd ˈnʌθɪŋ ɪnˈsaɪd—dʒʌst laɪk æn ɔːdɪˈnɛri ɡuːs/
15	"What have we done?" the wife cried.	/wʌt hæv wi dʌn ðə waɪf kraɪd/
16	"We have lost everything!"	/wi hæv lɔst ˈɛvriˌθɪŋ/
17	Without the goose, there were no more golden eggs.	/wɪðˈaʊt ðə ɡʊs, ðɛr wɜr noʊ mɔr ˈɡoʊldən ɛɡz/
18	Their dream of wealth was gone forever.	/ðɛr driːm əv wɛlθ wəz ɡɔn fɔːrˈɛvər/
19	Lesson Learned	/ˈlɛsən lɜrnd/
20	Greed can make us lose everything we already have.	/ɡriːd kæn meɪk ʌs luːz ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ wi əˈrɛdi hæv/
21	Be patient and appreciate what you have.	/biː ˈpeɪʃənt ənd əˈpriʃieɪt wʌt ju hæv/

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