The Hen That Laid Golden Eggs Once, a farmer lived in a village. He was very poor.

His income was very small. He passed his days with difficulty. One day, someone gave him a hen. It gave a golden egg every day. He sold the egg every day. Soon he became a rich man. All began to respect him in the village. He became greedy. He thought that inside the hen there must be a storehouse of golden eggs. He should get them in a day. Then he would be the richest man in the village. He took a knife and cut the stomach of the hen. He did not get even a single egg. He lost not only the golden eggs but the hen also. La gallina de los huevos de oro Una vez, un campesino viva en un pueblo. Era muy pobre. Sus ingreso era n muy pocos. Pas sus das con dificultad. Un da, alguien le dio una gallina. Dio un huevo de oro cada da. Vendi el huevo todos los das. Pronto se convirti en un hombre rico. Todos comenzaron a respetarlo en el pueblo. Lleg a ser codiciosos. Pens que el interior de la gallina deba ser un almacn de huevos de oro y los tendra en un solo da Entonces sera el hombre ms rico del pueblo. Tom un cuchillo y le corto el estmago a la gallina. No consigui ni un solo huevo. Perdi no slo los huevos de oro sino la gallina tambin.

Excercises (Ejercicios) EX. 1: Match each Word with its antonym. (Relaciona cada palabra con su antnimo.) Pick up Alive Comfortable Quiet Increase Bring Angry Failure Gentle Complained Weak Recoger1 Vivir2 Cmodo3 Tranquilo4 Aumentar5 Llevar6 Enojado7 Fracaso8 Suave9 Insatisfecho10 Dbil11 Success Happy Strong Put down Noisy Take Uncomfortable Satisfied Decrease Dead Rough xito8 Feliz7 Fuerte11 Poner1 Ruidoso4 Tomar6 Incmodo3 Satisfecho10 Disminuir5 Muerto2 spero9

Ex. 2: Words do not always have the same meaning. What do these words mean in the story? Can you find words that mean the same thing? (Las palabras no siempre tienen el mismo significado. Qu significan estas palabras en el cuento? Puedes encontrar palabras que signifiquen lo mismo?) Constantly: uniformly, continually, invariably, regularly, steadily Poor: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poor, wretched Please: amuse, charm, cheer, content, enchant, entertain, fill the bill, gladden, go over big, grab, gratify, Sin descanso: uniforme, continuo, invariablemente, con regularidad, de manera constante Malo: desventurado, miserable, desgraciado, pattico, pattico, miserable, miserable, pobre, miserable Por favor: divertir, encanto, alegra, contenido, encantar, entretener, llene el proyecto de ley, alegrar, repasar grande, agarrar, gratificar,

Shine: flash, glare, glaze, gleam, glint, glitz, gloss, l, light, luminosity, luster, patina, Immediately: instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot Several: assorted, various a few, a lot, any, certain, considerable, definite, different, disparate, distinct, divers, diverse, handful, hardly any, indefinite, individual, infrequent, manifold, many, not many, numerous, only a few, particular, personal, plural Price: financial value amount, appraisal, appraisement, asking price, assessment, barter, bill, bounty, ceiling, charge, compensation, consideration, cost, damage, demand, disbursement, discount, dues Submit: comply, endure abide, accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, agree, appease, be submissive, bend, bow, buckle, capitulate, cave, cede, concede, defer, eat crow, fold, give away, give ground, give in Threaten: abuse, admonish, augur, blackmail, bluster, browbeat, bully, caution, cow, enforce, flex muscles, forebode, forewarn, growl, intimidate Treat: banquet, celebration, dainty, delicacy, delight, enjoyment, entertainment, feast, fun, gift, goody, gratification, joy, party

Brillar: flash, brillo, esmalte, destello, destello, brillo, brillo, , luz, luminosidad, brillo, ptina, Inmediatamente: al instante, de inmediato, directamente de, directamente, ahora, de inmediato, a la vez, de forma inmediata, como un disparo Varios: variado, vario un poco, mucho, todo, cierto, considerable y definida, diferente, desigual, distinto, buzos, diverso, pocos, casi ninguno, por tiempo indefinido, individual, poco frecuente, mltiple, muchos, muchos, no muchos, slo unos pocos, en particular, plural personal Precio: cantidad de valor financiero, valoracin, tasacin, el precio que pide, la evaluacin, el trueque, proyecto de ley, generosidad, techo, cargo, remuneracin, consideracin, costo, dao, demanda, pago, descuento, cuotas Enviar: respetar, tolerar acatar, acceder, reconocer, aceptar, de acuerdo, apaciguar, ser sumiso, curva, arco, hebilla, capitular, cueva, ceder, conceder, aplazar, comer cuervo, doble, regalar, ceder, ceder Amenazar: abuso, amonestar, augur, el chantaje, la bravuconera, intimidar, pelen, precaucin, , vaca, hacer cumplir, flexionar los msculos, presagia, advertir, gruido, intimidar fiesta, diversin, regalo, obsequios, gratificaciones, alegra, fiesta

Ex. 3: Give examples of these words. (Dar ejemplos de estas palabras.) Grain: cereal, corn, crumb, drop, fragment, granule, gris, mite, modicum, molecule, morsel, mote, ounce, particle, scintilla, scrap Farm animals: animals, cattle, cows domestic, flock, fowl, herd, hogs, horses. Cereales: cereales, maz, miga, gota, fragmento, grnulo, grano para moler,, caros, mnimo, molcula, bocado, mote, onza, partcula, chatarra, chispa Los animales de granja , rebaos domsticos, aves de corral, ganado, cerdos, caballos,

Ex. 4: What do these words or phrases mean? Write the meaning or draw a picture. (Ex. 4: Qu significan estas palabras? Escribe el significado o hacer un dibujo.) Laying hens (Las gallinas ponedoras) At any price (A cualquier precio)

Strike (huelga)

Exploit (explotar)

Ex. 5: Put the sentences in the correct order (Ex. 5: Poner las frases en el orden correcto) 1 The farmer wanted his hens to produce more eggs. 4 He gave the hen who laid the golden egg a special place. 8 The farmer got angry when she did that. 3 Then, one morning he saw a golden egg when he went into the hen house 6 The hen got tired of it 5 He also gave her special food and talked to her 9 The other animals threatened to have a strike 2 They tried very hard to lay more but he was not happy 7 She decided go back to laying normal eggs. 1 El granjero quera que sus gallinas produjeran ms huevos. 4 l dio a la gallina que puso el huevo de oro un lugar especial. 8 El granjero se enoj cuando lo hizo. 3 Entonces, una maana vio un huevo de oro cuando entr en el gallinero 6 La gallina se cans de esto 5 l tambin le dio comida especial y habl con ella 9 Los otros animales amenazaron con una huelga 2 Intentaron muy duro para poner ms, pero l no era feliz 7 Decidi volver a poner los huevos normales.

Ex. 6: Answer these questions (Ex. 6: Conteste las siguientes preguntas) 1. How many eggs did the hens lay every day? One egg every day 2. What did the farmer see when he went into the hen house? he saw a golden egg 3. What did he do while he asked himself if he was dreaming? He picked her up in his arms 4. When did he separate the hen from the others? Soon after saw the golden eggs 5. Why did he give her special food? Because he think in increase her production at any price 6. How often did he lift her up? Constantly 1. Cuntos huevos ponen las gallinas todos los das? Un huevo cada dia 2. Qu paso cuando el granjero entr en la casa de la gallina? Vio un hubo de oro 3. Qu hizo mientras se preguntaba si estaba soando? El pellizco sus brazos 4. Cundo fue separar la gallina de los dems? Pronto despus de ver los huevos de oro 5. Por qu dio su comida especial? Porque pens en incrementar la produccin a cualquier precio 6. Con qu frecuencia se levantaba? constantemente 7. Cundo se enoj el cundo granjero? Cuando se dio cuenta de lo que estaba haciendo la gallina 8. Cundo comenz el agricultor a tratar a sus gallinas mejor? Cuando los animales amenazaron al agricultor con una huelga general

7. When did the farmer get angry? When realized what she was doing the hen 8. When did the farmer treat his hens better? When the animals threatened the farmer with a general strike