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* ((killGoose,notInGold,beRich),(killGoose,noEggs,beRich))
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One the one hand, killing the goose may make the family very rich but on the other hand, they will loose the periodic income from the golden eggs.
 
One the one hand, killing the goose may make the family very rich but on the other hand, they will loose the periodic income from the golden eggs.
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Killing the goose might make the couple richer or less rich.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:57, 14 October 2015

Aesop's Fables - 2. The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs

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The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs

Dramatic Cycles

  • ((killGoose,beRich),(killGoose,noEggs,beRich))

One the one hand, killing the goose may make the family very rich but on the other hand, they will loose the periodic income from the golden eggs.

  • ((killGoose,beRich),(killGoose,notInGold,beRich))

Killing the goose might make the couple richer or less rich.

Comments

This fable contains a "weak failure": the tasks succeeds but the intended goal fails. It's main dramatic cycle plays of the two different possible outcomes of an action.