The Hen and the Golden Eggs

A Cottager and his wife had a Hen
that laid a golden egg every day.
They supposed that the Hen must
contain a great lump of gold in
its inside, and in order to get
the gold they killed it. Having
done so, they found to their
surprise that the Hen differed in
no respect from their other hens.
The foolish pair, thus hoping to
become rich all at once, deprived
themselves of the gain of which
they were assured day by day.