母鸡和金蛋
The hen and the Golden Eggs
农夫有只下金蛋的母鸡。农夫和他的妻子以为母鸡肚子里有许多金蛋，就把母鸡杀了，结果不但他们没有发现金蛋，而且从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.
