Grasp All, Lose All/story

Grasp All, Lose All

There lived a farmer in a village. He had a wonderful goose. The goose laid an egg of gold everyday. The farmer was very greedy. He thought that the womb of the goose might be full of eggs of gold. By selling these eggs he began to become richer day by day. But he was very greedy one He wanted to become rich overnight. He became impatient of waiting for the next day. He said to himself “The stomach of the goose is full of golden eggs. If I cut open the belly of the goose. I shall get all the golden eggs at a time”. He told his plan to his wife. His wife was wise and advised him not to do such a foolish act. But the greedy man did not listen to her words. One day he took a sharp knife and cut open the belly of the goose. He searched minutely for eggs. But to his sorrow he did not get any golden egg. He became repentant for his foolish act. He lost the goose that laid a golden egg everyday.

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