More months passed and the Farmer and his Wife became quite rich.
又过了几个月，农夫和他的妻子已经相当富有了。
Farmer: We are now quite rich. Thanks to the Goose.
我们现在已经相当富有了，多亏了那只鹅。
Wife: Yes. But I want to get really rich fast.
是呀，不过我想快点变得更富有。
Farmer: How?
那要怎么做呢？
Wife: Think. We don't know how the Goose lays the golden eggs. But we know where they are coming from.
你想想，我们不知道那只鹅怎么会下金蛋，可是我们知道那些金蛋是从哪里来的。
Farmer: We do? Where?
我们知道吗？从哪里？
Wife: From the Goose's stomach, of course. So its stomach must be full of golden eggs.
当然是从那只鹅的肚子里呀，所以它的肚子里一定装满了金蛋。
Farmer: Perhaps. I don't know.
或许吧，我不知道。
Wife: Can't you see? We can become really rich all at once.
你不明白吗？我们可以一夜致富呀。
Farmer: What do you mean?
你的意思是？
Wife: Cut open the Goose's stomach. Take out all of the golden eggs inside.
剖开那只饿的肚子，拿出里面所有的金蛋。
Farmer: You mean kill the Goose?
你是说杀了那只鹅？
Wife: Yes. A golden egg a day is too slow. I want to become really rich. Now!
每天一个金蛋太慢了，我要变得非常富有，立刻！
Farmer: But it has given us a golden egg every day. It made us rich. We can't kill it now.
但是它每天都给我们一个金蛋呀，他让我们富有了，现在我们不能杀它。
Wife: Why not? Don't you want to become richer faster?
难道你不想快点变得更有钱吗？
Farmer: Yes, but we are rich right now.
想呀，可是我们现在就很有钱呀。
Wife: Yes. But I want to become really really rich. I want to live in the city. Bring the knife from the kitchen.
是呀，可是我想变得真的真的很有钱，我想住到城市里去。去把厨房里的刀拿来。
Farmer: If you wish, dear.
遵命，亲爱的。
The Farmer brings a sharp knife from the kitchen. The Goose sees the knife and starts crying and runs away. The Wife hides the knife behind her back.
农夫从厨房里拿出一把锋利的刀，鹅看到了刀，开始一边叫一边跑，其子把刀藏在了身后。
Goose: Quack, quack!
嘎嘎！
Wife: What's the matter, Goose? I have something delicious for you.
怎么了，鹅？我有好吃的东西要给你呀！
Goose: Quack, quack!
嘎嘎！
Wife: it's running away! Go and catch it!
它跑走了！去抓住他！
Farmer: Okay, dear. Come here, Goosey.
好的，亲爱的，过来，鹅。
Goose: Quack, quack!
嘎嘎！
Wife: Catch it, catch it!
抓住它，抓住它！
Farmer: I got it!
抓住了！
Goose: Quack, quack!
嘎嘎！
The Farmer catches the Goose and the Wife is about to cut open its stomach.
农夫抓住鹅，妻子准备剖开他的肚子。
Wife: We will be really rich soon. How many eggs will there be?
我们很快就会变得很有钱了，会有多少金蛋呢？
Farmer: I don't know. But there must be many. I'm getting curious now. Hurry up. Cut it open.
我不知道，可是肯定很多，现在我越来越好奇了。快点，剖开他。
Wife: Okay, here I go.
好，我要下手了。
Goose: (scream)Q-U-A-C-K!!!
（惨叫）嘎！
The Goose's stomach is cut open. The Farmer and his Wife look surprised.
鹅的肚子被剖开了，农夫和他的妻子看起来非常吃惊。
Farmer: Where are the golden eggs?
金蛋在哪里呢？
Wife: I don't know. There must be some inside. Look carefully!
我不知道，这里头一定有一些。看仔细点！
Farmer: There are none! What have we done?
一个也没有，我们都干了些什么呀？
Wife: No golden eggs?
没有金蛋？
Farmer: Poor Goose. We were too greedy. So we will become poor again.
可怜的鹅，我们太贪心了，我们又会变穷。
Wife: Poor us!
可怜的我们！
Farmer: Boo-hoo-hoo.
呜-呜-呜…
MORAL： Don't be greedy.
不可贪心。
寓言启示：伊索寓言故事之下金蛋的鹅，这个故事告诉我们如果不懂得知足，贪得无厌，我们就会失去已经拥有的东西。
