storytelling
the goose that laid the golden egg There once was a very poor farmer. His name was Attacus Greeb. Now he hadn’t always been poor. He’d inherited a large and prosperous farm from his father and he’d owned land as far as the eye could see. But he was a lazy man. He didn’t like work. So over the years, instead of working for a living he'd simply sold off his possessions. He'd sold almost everything his father had given him - his house, his land, his horses, his pigs, his cattle and all he was left with was one single goose who lived with him. 'I have no house, no food and no money and nothing left to sell…I shall surely starve!' wailed Attacus late one night and then he looked at his goose. 'you haven't laid an egg in weeks, i will sell you to the market tomorrow.' And off he went to sleep. The next morning he awoke to a glittering dawn. It was so light and bright he had to shield his eyes. But it wasn't the sunlight, he could hardly b...