An old man and an old woman had a goose. The goose was different to other geese because its eggs were made of gold.

Every day the goose laid a golden egg for the old man and the old woman. They sold the eggs for lots of money, but the more money they had the more they wanted.

They said, “If our goose lays golden eggs she must be made of gold herself. So let us cut her open and get out all the gold at once. Then we will have more money than ever.”

So they killed the goose, but found no gold. When their goose was cut open they saw that she was just like any ordinary goose. And, of course, after that there were no more golden eggs. So they did not get any more money.

They had nothing left in the end.