a cottager^註解1and his wife had a hen^註解2,which laid^註解3every day a golden egg. they supposed that it must contain a great lump^註解4of gold in its inside,and killed it in order that^註解5they might get it,when to their surprise they found that the hen differed in no respect^註解6from their other hens. the foolish pair,thus hoping to become rich all at once^註解7,deprived^註解8themselves of the gain of which they were day by day assured^註解9.∼the fables of aesop1^註解0（《伊索寓言》）譯文：從前有位農夫，他和妻子養了一隻母雞。這隻母雞每天都會下一顆金蛋，他們便以為母雞的肚子裡一定有一大塊金子。為了要得到這塊金子，他們宰了這隻母雞，但卻發現牠和其他母雞並沒有什麼不同。這對愚蠢的夫婦為了想一夕致富，連他們原本每天穩得的利益，也因此喪失了。