15.寡妇与母鸡Widow and hen

There is a widow who keeps a hen. The hen lays an egg every day. She thought that if she fed the chickens more barley, they would lay two eggs a day. So she fed it like this every day. As a result, the hens grew fatter and fatter and couldn't lay an egg every day. 
This story shows that some people want to get more benefits because of greed, and even lose what they have.
　　有个寡妇养着一只母鸡，母鸡每天下一个蛋。她以为多给鸡喂些大麦，就会每天下两个蛋。于是，她就每天这样喂，结果母鸡长得越来越肥，每天连一个蛋也不下了。 　　
这故事说明，有些人因为贪婪，想得到更多的利益，结果连现有的都失掉了。
重点词汇
There is 有
every day 每日
like this 像这样/像那样/照这样 ; 像这样
As a result 因此
some people 某些人
because of 因为，由于①because of是复合介词，其后可接名词、代词、动名词或由what引导的从句。②because of一般引导状语，不引导表语；但当主语是代词时，because of短语在句中可用作表语。
they have 他们有 ; 他们刚点了吃的 ; 他们在家吃早餐