A farmer and his wife owned a goose that laid a golden egg every day.
一位农夫和他的妻子养了一只鹅,这只鹅每天会下一个金蛋。
They were amazed and soon became very wealthy.
他们感到非常惊奇,并很快因此变得富有。
However, their greed grew, and they became impatient.
然而,他们的贪欲越来越大,变得不耐烦起来。
They wanted all the golden eggs at once instead of waiting daily.
他们想要一次性得到所有的金蛋,而不是每天等待。
The farmer decided to kill the goose and open it up to get all the eggs.
于是农夫决定杀了鹅,把它剖开,取出所有的蛋。
But when he did, he found nothing inside.
但当他剖开鹅时,发现里面什么都没有。
The goose was just like any other goose, and now they had lost their source of wealth.
这只鹅和普通的鹅没有区别,而他们也因此失去了财富的来源。
Moral: Greed can lead to the loss of what you already have.
寓意:贪婪可能让你失去原本拥有的一切。