A COTTAGER and his wife had a Hen that laid a golden egg every day. —
一对村舍人和他的妻子养着一只每天都能下金蛋的母鸡。 —

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. —
他们以为母鸡的内部一定有一块巨大的金子，于是为了取出金子，他们杀了它。 —

Having done so, they found to their surprise that the Hen differed in no respect from their other hens. —
然而，他们惊讶地发现母鸡并没有与其他母鸡有什么不同。 —

The foolish pair, thus hoping to become rich all at once, deprived themselves of the gain of which they were assured day by day.
这对愚蠢的夫妻为了一夜暴富，失去了每天确保获得的收益。