Read the story, “The Goose and the Golden Egg,” by Aesop, on page 7 of 11. Then click HERE to watch the video version. Then, fill out the table below. See page 7 of 11 to check your answers.

Question

Text
Story Element
Video/Film

Characters
Setting
Dialogue
Plot
Moral

Answer 1

Characters
- Goose
- Farmer
- Golden Egg

Setting
- Farm

Dialogue
- Farmer: "I wonder if there are more eggs inside."
- Farmer: "I will cut the goose open and get all the golden eggs at once."

Plot
- Farmer gets greedy and kills the goose in hopes of getting all the golden eggs at once.
- Farmer realizes that there were no more golden eggs inside the goose.

Moral
- Greed can lead to losing what you already have.