The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
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Aesop's Fables - 2. The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs
- The Aesop's fables dramatic structures -
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Structure
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.