Tom lived in a small cottage with his wife Elena. They were very poor but they had everything they needed. They had a goat give them milk. They had a garden to grow vegetables and they had hens and geese for fresh eggs. Every morning, Tom collected the eggs. He took them to sell in the village.
One morning he found something strange. One of the eggs was dark yellow and very heavy. At first Tom thought it was a trick. Elena was amazed. It was a solid golden egg. Tom took all the eggs to the village. Then he wants to see the goldsmith. The goldsmith was amazed too. He wanted to buy the egg. Ton had never seen so much money. He bought a new dress for Elena. Then he went home. That evening, Tom gave Elena her new dress. She wasn’t happy. She thought it is too good for her. She wants to have fixed the roof. Tom thought. Maybe Elena was right. Maybe he should have saved the money. But it was too late. He had spent all of it.
Then, the next morning, he found another golden egg. Tom thought we can fix the roof. And the next morning he found another. It’s the little white goose. Every day Tom sold a golden egg. He bought new clothes for himself and Elena. He built a bigger and better house. They had a big garden and lots of servants. Tom and Elena ware rich! But Tom wanted more. He wants to a huge house.
One golden egg a day wasn’t enough. He wanted lots of gold. Elena decided to kill the goose. They crept outside. Elena grabbed the goose. Tom killed it. Then they cut the goose open. But there was no gold inside at all. They had been too greedy. Now they had lost everything. Tom collected the eggs every morning. He never found another golden egg.
This story is happy and sad. Tom and Elena were rich, so they changed character. Finally, their life goes back to the starting point. It seemed dream. Their story often is found. We need not to have fun.
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