golden goose

once upon a time there was a farmer who was very close to the king as he plants the most delicious fruits and veg for the king. one day the king gave him a goose that lays golden eggs.

soon the farmer was rich. he started diversifying into constructions, automobile, post production, broadcasting, education and many more.
some investments were good but some were bad, but there were more good than bad.

soon he was very rich and got himself a second wife. now everyone knows that 1 wife is more than anyone can handle, so 2 would spell trouble. but the rich farmer thought that money could solve everything. plus he was still close to the king.

soon there was war in the family, but he loved the new wife more. he spent so much time with her and so much money pampering her that he began to neglect the goose. he fed her with low grade feed and demanded that it lay eggs even on weekend. he had even failed to notice that the goose's golden egg was getting smaller and smaller. the garden as well was not taken care of so the veg grew less delicious and the fruits less sweet.

one day the inevitable happened, the goose laid sick. the farmer felt sorry and did not want it to die, so he sold it to another farmer for a huge sum of money who promised to nurse it back to health.

the farmer had lost his goose but had made a huge sum of money from it. he has still not fully repented and was still rich and can lead a comfortable life.


the moral of the story is.....?