一對農村夫婦有一隻每天會下一個金蛋的母雞。他們猜想母雞的肚子裏一定有很多金子。貪婪的夫婦為了得到金子就把母雞殺掉了。結果他們大失所望，因為母雞的肚子裏隻有內髒。一心想一日暴富的這對夫婦隻能靠著餘糧度日了。
貪婪往往弄巧成拙。
A Cottager and his wife had a Hen that laid a goldehey supposed that the Hen must a great lump of gold in its inside， a the gold they killed it. Havihey found to their surprise that the Hen differed iheir other hens. The foolish pair，thus hoping to bee rich all at ohemselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
Greed ofteself.