Fables and Stories: Supplemental Guide 3A | The Goose and the Golden Eggs 55[Have students point to this scene on Response Card 3.]
When he picked it up, it was heavy as a rock. He was about to throw
it away because he thought that someone was playing a trick on him.[Ask students if they remember another word that is similar to trick. (prank)]
But on second thought—after thinking about what to do with the
yellow, shiny egg—he changed his mind and took the egg home. The
farmer discovered to his delight that it was an egg of pure gold![Have students make a delighted expression. Ask students: “Why is the farmer
delighted?” Call on three students to share.]
He sold the egg for a handsome sum—or lots and lots—of money.
Every morning the goose laid another golden egg, and the farmer
soon became rich by selling the eggs.[Ask students: “How do you think the farmer feels now?” Call on three students
to share.]
As he grew rich, he also grew greedy—he wanted more golden eggs
and more money.[Ask students: “Why is the farmer greedy?” Call on three students to share.
(The farmer is greedy because he already had more money than he needed,
but he wanted more.)]
“Why should I have to wait to get only one egg a day?” he thought. “I
will cut open the goose and take all the eggs out of her at once.”[Say to students: “Tell your partner whether or not you think the farmer’s idea
is a good one.” Allow fifteen seconds for students to talk. Call on two partner
pairs to share.]
When the goose heard the farmer’s plan, she flew away to a nearby
farm.So when the farmer came out the next day, do you know what he
found in the goose’s nest?[Wait for students’ choral response.]
Nothing.[Have students point to this scene on Response Card 3.]
What is the moral of this story?