The Hen that laid Golden Egg

Once a farmer lived in a village. He was very poor. He had a large

family. So he passed his days with great difficulty.

One day someone gave him a hen. It laid a golden egg daily. He sold
the egg in the market and made his living. soon he became rich.

But he became greedy. He wanted to become rich overnight. He

decided to kill his hen to get all the golden eggs in her stomach at once. So
he took a knife and cut the hen’s stomach. But when he killed the hen, he
found not even a single egg. He was sad and disappointed. He lost not only
the golden eggs but also his only source of income, the hen also. His greed
ruined him.

Moral: Greed is a curse.