The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg Objective Summary

The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

A man and his wife owned a very special goose. Every day the goose would lay a golden egg, which made the couple very rich.

"Just think," said the man's wife, "If we could have all the golden eggs that are inside the goose, we could be richer much faster.”

"You're right," said her husband, "We wouldn't have to wait for the goose to lay her egg every day."

So, the couple killed the goose and cut her open, only to find that she was just like every other goose. She had no special golden eggs inside of her at all, and

they had no more golden eggs. -By Aesop

Which of the following is the BEST objective summary of the fable?

• “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg” by Aesop teaches the lesson that it is what is on the inside and not the outside that counts. Even though the goose was laying one golden egg a day, on the inside, the goose had no golden eggs. The couple should not have killed the goose. Instead, they should have been happy with one golden egg per day.

• “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg” by Aesop teaches the lesson that people should not be greedy. A couple owned a goose that laid a golden egg every day. Out of greed, the couple decided to kill the goose in order to have “all of the golden eggs” inside of the goose. When they killed it, the couple found that their goose was just like every other goose. She had no eggs inside of her. Their greed left them without a goose and without daily golden eggs. Greed will always end in destruction. That is why people must watch out for it.

• “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg” by Aesop teaches the lesson that all that glitters is not gold. A couple had a goose that laid golden eggs, but on the inside the goose had no gold at all. According to the story, “She had no golden eggs inside of her at all, and they had no more golden eggs”.

• “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg” by Aesop teaches the lesson that greed results in nothing. A man and his wife owned a goose that daily laid a golden egg. In order to receive all of the golden eggs at once, the couple killed the goose, but found no golden eggs inside. Not only did they lose the goose, they also lost the daily golden egg.

Which of the following best contributes to the development of the theme?

• the setting – The story is set on a farm.

• the characters’ motives- The couple killed the goose to get more eggs

• the husband’s silly personality trait

• the plot- the goose laying eggs