A WOMAN possessed a Hen that gave her an egg every day. —
有个女人养了一只能每天下一个蛋的母鸡。 —

She often pondered how she might obtain two eggs daily instead of one, and at last, to gain her purpose, determined to give the Hen a double allowance of barley. —
她常常思考如何使母鸡每天能下两个蛋，最后，为了实现她的目的，她决定给母鸡加倍的大麦。 —

From that day the Hen became fat and sleek, and never once laid another egg.
从那天起，母鸡变得肥胖健康，再也没有下过蛋了。