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A farmer and his wife went to a fair in the next town. They

wanted to buy a new goose to eat the weeds in their garden. They

found a large, plump goose and took her home. They didn't knowthat this was their lucky day.

The next morning, the farmer's wife went to collect eggs. She

found a big yellow egg in the goose's nest. She picked up the strange

egg and took it to her husband. "Look at this egg the goose laid," shesaid. "It is very heavy and very yellow."

The farmer took the egg. His mouth fell open. "This egg is madeof gold," he said.

The goose laid a golden egg every day. The farmer and his wife

grew very rich from selling the eggs. And they grew very, very greedy.

"Let's cut open the goose. Then we can get all of the golden

eggs at one time," said the farmer. But when they cut the goose open,

there was no gold. The goose was just like all geese inside. Now the

greedy farmer and his wife had no more golden eggs. And they didn'thave a goose to eat the weeds in the garden.

The farmer and his wife kept buying geese. They wanted to find

a new goose that laid golden eggs. But they were out of luck.

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1. Why did the farmer and his wife buy a goose?

2. How did the farmer and his wife become rich?

3. Why did the farmer cut open the goose that laid golden eggs?

4. What did the farmer find when he cut open the goose?

5. What lesson did the farmer and his wife learn?

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1. on the way to the fair 4. as they grew rich

2. when there was no

gold inside the goose5. when they saw the

first golden egg

3. when they bought the

plump goose at the fair

6. when they couldn't find

another goose that laid

golden eggs

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2. fair

3. weeds

4. plump

5. strange

6. greedy

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round and full; a little bit fat

X a married woman

wanting more than your share

wild plants growing where they are not wanted

unusual; not seen before

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magical heavy greedy golden

rich

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They grew rich selling the golden eggs.

\ I The goose was just like all the geese inside.I | The farmer's wife found an egg made of gold in the goose's nest.I

The greedy farmer cut open the goose to get all of the gold at one time.

A farmer and his wife went to the fair. They bought a goose to eat weedsin their garden.

Now the greedy farmer and his wife had no more golden eggs.

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1. The farmer went his wife to the fair.

3. The farmer's

4. Why did he _

went to the fair to buy a goose.

fell open when he saw the golden egg.

gold was inside the goose?

5. The farmer and his wife wanted to buy goose.

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more than one.

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for more than one.

i-egg

2. nest

3. dog

4. hat

1. dish

2. box

3. wish

4. brush

1.goose

2. tooth

3. man

4. mouse

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Draw a large golden egg in the nest.

Draw a plump goose sitting on the egg in the nest.

Draw yourself finding the golden egg.

A EggWrite about what you would do if you found a golden egg.

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