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French · Beginner

L’Oie aux œufs d’or

Name: L’Oie aux œufs d’or
Author: Aesop

Adapted from The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs

By Aesop

A farmer kills the goose that lays golden eggs, hoping to get all its gold at once.

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Un étrange œuf jaune

A strange yellow egg

Un jour, un paysan trouve un œuf jaune et brillant dans le nid de son oie. Il le ramasse : il est aussi lourd que du plomb. Le paysan croit qu’on lui a fait une mauvaise plaisanterie et pense le jeter. Puis il change d’avis et le rapporte chez lui. Quelle joie ! Il découvre que l’œuf est en or pur.

One day, a farmer finds a shiny yellow egg in his goose’s nest. He picks it up: it is as heavy as lead. The farmer thinks someone has played a trick on him and considers throwing it away. Then he changes his mind and takes it home. What joy! He discovers that the egg is pure gold.

Chaque matin, il trouve un nouvel œuf en or. En vendant ces œufs, il devient bientôt riche.

Every morning, he finds a new golden egg. By selling these eggs, he soon becomes rich.

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SpanishBeginner · La gansa de los huevos de oro GermanBeginner · Die Gans mit den goldenen Eiern ItalianBeginner · L'oca dalle uova d'oro PortugueseBeginner · A gansa dos ovos de ouro PolishBeginner · Gęś znosząca złote jajka RomanianBeginner · Gâsca cu ouăle de aur HungarianBeginner · Az aranytojást tojó lúd DutchBeginner · De gans met de gouden eieren SwedishBeginner · Gåsen som värpte guldägg NorwegianBeginner · Gåsa som la gullegg DanishBeginner · Gåsen, der lagde guldæg EnglishBeginner · The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs

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