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For his kindness, Dummling receives a golden goose found within the roots of a tree he cuts down, guided by the little gray man. Dummling brings the golden goose to an inn for the night. Upon seeing the goose, the innkeeper's three daughters decide to steal some golden feathers when Dummling goes to sleep.
Many other stories contain geese that lay golden eggs, though certain versions change them for hens or other birds that lay golden eggs. The tale has given rise to the idiom 'killing the goose that lays the golden eggs', which refers to the short-sighted destruction of a valuable resource, or to an unprofitable action motivated by greed.
"Pâté de Foie Gras" is a 1956 science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, originally published by Astounding Science Fiction. Like Asimov's "The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline", "Pâté de Foie Gras" is a scientific spoof article, updating one of Aesop's Fables, The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs.
Terrytoons released an adaption called The Hopeful Donkey in 1943, which added The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs to the story. German-U.S. composer Richard Mohaupt created the opera Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, which premiered in Bremen 1949.
Felix in the Van Beuren Cartoon The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (1936) This short revival of Felix (as a more childlike character, similar to his later 1959 incarnation) was produced by Van Beuren Studios and distributed to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures. All of these cartoons were the first to be produced in three-strip Technicolor.
The Golden Goose; The Goose Girl (Bouguereau) The Goose Girl (novel) ... Pâté de Foie Gras (short story) S. The Snow Goose (novella) W. Wattoo Wattoo Super Bird;
Hans takes the countryman's goose in exchange for his pig, happy that it will provide a good roast and a supply of goose fat. At his next stop in a village, Hans meets a scissor-grinder and explains his story to him. The scissor-grinder offers him a grindstone for his goose arguing that a grindstone will provide a source of income.
The Golden Goose (1964) The Swamp Of The Lost Monsters (a.k.a. Swamp Of The Lost Souls) (1965) (originally El Pantano de las Animas (Swamp of the Spirits) (1956)) The Witch's Mirror (1962) The Wrestling Women vs. the Aztec Mummy (Las Luchadoras contra la Momia Azteca) (1965) Santa's Magic Kingdom (1966) (writer) The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957/ ...