母雞和金蛋
The hen and the Golden Eggs
農夫有只下金蛋的母雞。農夫和他的妻子以為母雞肚子里有許多金蛋，就把母雞殺了，結果不但他們沒有發現金蛋，而且從此以后再也得不到金蛋了。
A Cottager and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day. They supposed that the Hen must contain a great lump of gold in its inside, and in order to get the gold they killed it. Having done so, they found to their surprise that hen differed in no respect from their other hens. The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
