There once was a Countryman

從前有個鄉下人

who possessed the most wonderful Goose you can imagine.

他擁有你能想象到的最棒的 你能想象到的最奇妙的鵝。

Every day when he visited the nest,

他每天 都會去巢穴看看、

the Goose had laid a beautiful,

大雁已經為我們鋪好了美麗的地毯、

glittering, golden egg!

閃閃發光的金蛋

The Countryman took the eggs to market

鄉下人把雞蛋 雞蛋去市場

and soon began to get rich!

並很快開始致富！

But it was not long

但沒過多久

before he grew impatient with the Goose

在他變得不耐煩之前 鵝

because she gave him only a single golden egg each day.

因為她每天只給他一個 因為她每天只給他一個金蛋。

He was not getting rich fast enough.

他沒有 他發財的速度不夠快。

Then one day,

然後有一天

after he had finished counting his money,

數完錢後 數完錢後、

the idea came to him

他萌生了這個想法

that he could get all the golden eggs at once

他可以 金蛋

by killing the Goose

通過殺鵝

and cutting it open.

並將其切開。

But when he killed the goose,

但當他殺鵝時

not a single golden egg did he find,

一枚金蛋也沒有 他沒有找到

and his precious Goose was dead.!!!

他的寶貝鵝 死了！

Those who have plenty want more and more,

富足的人 想要越來越多、

and they end up losing everything they have.

最終失去 他們失去了一切。