The Hen that Laid Golden Egg
Short Stories with Moral
Bed Time Stories for Kids
Long ago, there lived a farmer in a distant village. He owned a hen that laid one gold egg daily. He sold these eggs of gold in the market and in exchange got a lot of money. This money was much more to meet farmer's family day-to-day needs. The rest amount the farmer deposited. The farmer and his family were leading a happy life with enjoying all luxuries of life. The more money farmer had, the more he wished even more. It made him a greedy man.
One day, the farmer an ides hit upon his min. He thought why he should take merely take one egg daily. Why can’t he take all of the eggs at once and become the richest man in the world? Now, he his living in a house, then he will make a bigger palace than the king. King will be his friend and ask him before taking any decision.
The wife of the farmer was a wise lady. He tried to make farmer realize that this is not possible. They should be thankful to God and be contended whichever they had been given. But the farmer turned a deaf ear and did not listen. He decided to slaughter the hen, cut its belly and would take the entire golden eggs. As soon as the farmer killed the hen and opened the hen’s stomach, there was nothing but guts and blood. The farmer shocked to see that there was no gold. He started to moan over this great loss. Soon he realized that died hen could not lay eggs. He was thinking about his big mistake but now it was useless. One should not cry over spilled milk. Each one of us should think before doing anything.
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