Goose that laid golden eggs: Once this goose is dead, mankind may or may not ever be blessed again with another of God’s golden egg-laying goose such as America has been
One of Aesop’s most well-known fables is the man and his goose that laid golden eggs. That wonderful bird produced one golden egg each day, day after day after day. As the man became richer and richer he became greedier and greedier until he had the bright idea to kill the goose and retrieve all the gold at once. But alas, when he had done the deed, he opened the goose and found nothing. He destroyed the foundation of his wealth and proved that just because you’re rich doesn’t mean you’re smart.