The Woman and Her Hen

A woman possessed a hen that gave her an egg every day. She often pondered how she might obtain two eggs daily instead of one. After much contemplation, she determined that to achieve her goal, she would give the hen a double allowance of barley.

From that day forward, the hen became fat and sleek, enjoying her abundant diet. However, to the woman's dismay, the hen never laid another egg. In her quest for more, she had inadvertently lost what she already had. This tale serves as a reminder that sometimes, in our pursuit of excess, we may sacrifice what is truly valuable.