The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
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Aesop's Fables - 2. The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
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Contents
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Structure
Dramatic Cycles
- ((killGoose,notInGold,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.
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.