Once upon a time, a poor farmer lived on a small farm.
He worked hard every day, but he never had much money.
One morning, he went to the barn to feed his animals.
He checked his favorite goose and found a shiny egg.
When the farmer picked it up, he realized it was incredibly heavy.
He took the strange egg to town.
A local jeweler told him that it was made of pure gold.
The amazed farmer felt extremely lucky about his wonderful discovery.
He sold the egg and bought plenty of food and useful supplies.
The next morning, the goose laid another golden egg.
This amazing event happened every single day for several weeks.
Because the farmer became very rich, he bought a beautiful new house.
However, he soon became greedy and impatient.
He believed the goose must have a huge lump of gold inside.
He wanted to get all the treasure at once.
The farmer decided to catch the bird and shake the gold out.
He chased the poor goose around the yard, but it escaped.
The frightened bird flew high into the sky and never returned.
Although the farmer searched everywhere, he could not find it.
He realized that his selfish greed had ruined his great fortune.
Now he had nothing because he wanted everything right away.