The Golden Egg

Haria， a poor barber， lived alone in his small hut. He was dedicated（专注的） to his work. And whatever he earned was enough to meet his needs.

1. One evening， after returning from work， Haria was hungry. “What shall I cook tonight？” he thought. Just then he heard a hen clucking（咯咯地叫） outside his hut. “That hen would make a great dinner for me，” thought Haria and prepared to catch the hen.

2. With a little effort he was able to catch the hen. As he was about to kill the hen， it made a short， very high cry， “Please do not kill me， Oh kind man！ I will help you.” Haria stopped. Though he was surprised that the hen spoke， he asked， “How can you help me？”

“If you spare（饶恕） my life， I will lay a golden egg every day for you，” said the hen. Harias eyes got widened in delight. 3. Haria听到它的承诺很吃惊。“A golden egg！ That too every day！ But why should I believe you？ You might be lying，” said Haria. “If I do not lay a golden egg tomorrow， you can kill me，” said the hen. After this promise， Haria spared the hen and waited for the next day.

The next morning， Haria found a golden egg lying outside his hut and the hen sitting beside it. “It is true！ You really can lay a golden egg！” shouted Haria with great joy. He did not tell this incident to any one， fearing that others would catch the hen.

4. 从那天起，母鸡每天下个金蛋。In return， Haria took good care of the hen. Very soon， Haria became rich.

But he became greedy（贪婪的）. He thought， “If I cut open the hens stomach， I can get out all the golden eggs at once. I do not have to wait for the hen to lay the golden eggs one by one.”

That night， he killed the hen. 5. But to his sadness， he found no golden eggs. Not even one.

“What have I done？ My greed has made me kill the hen，” he made a long， high cry. But it was too late.

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答案：

1. 一天晚上下班回来，Haria饿了。

2. 他毫不费力就抓住了那只鸡。

3. Haria was surprised to hear this promise.

4. From that day on， the hen would lay a golden egg every day.

5. 但是，使他吃惊的是，他没有发现金蛋。endprint