The Goose That Laid The Golden Egg

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Compare and Contrast The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg and The Tortoise and the Eagle are different stories but they are the same in a few ways . They both share the common theme of be thankful for what you have. In the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg you have to be thankful for what you have. Attacus Greeb was a man that lived in a old pigsty and had a farm. He was very poor. One day he got a goose, but it was no ordinary goose it was one that laid golden eggs. One reason is because it says “Oh how I wish had money to buy a horse-drawn carriage.” This shows that he didn’t want to buy back his farm that his father gave him. He bought something he wanted instead of buying something that he needs like food, water, and shelter or at least saving it. In the story it said, “Everyday Attacus Greeb counted his money and Everyday he wished for more money.’’ This means Attacus was not thankful for what he had and even when he was provided with enough he …show more content…

This story is about how a tortoise named Tod wanted to be like an eagle then one day the eagle grants his wish by helping him fly but Tod immediately regrets his decision when the eagle asks to eat his best friend Milly the mouse as a token of gratitude. One reason that you have to be thankful is because when he flew the eagle demanded for the mouse Tod refused as the eagle dropped him his friends had a pile of lettuce as a soft landing. This reflects as Tod being thankful for his friend because at first he was mad that he never got the food and they stole it all and in the end they saved his life. Also in the story after Tod refused to feed Milly to the eagle the eagle said, “very well then you wanted to fly -so lets see how you manage by yourself.” This proves that he should have been thankful for who he was instead of trying to be something he wasn’t. The theme of The Eagle and the Tortoise is be thankful for what you

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