The Hen and the Golden Eggs

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 the 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.