A woman kept a bird and she really liked it. But one day the bird flew away. The woman was sad and went out to look for it on the mountain near her home. At last, she met the bird.
The woman said excitedly, "Will you please go home with me, my bird?" Though the bird was also happy to see the woman, it shook its head.
"Take me to your home and let me see how you live. " the woman said. The bird led the woman to its new home. She found it lived well with many other birds. So she decided to go back home alone. Before she was leaving, the bird gave her a basket.
When she returned home, she told her husband what had happened. Her husband opened the basket and saw a lot of gold. The man was very greedy (贪婪的) and he went to the bird's home, too.
"Hello, my bird. I miss you very much. " cried the man falsely (虚伪地). In fact, he used to treat the bird badly. The bird said nothing. It took out two baskets, a light one and a heavy one. The bird asked him to choose one and he could open it after he reached home.
Of course, he chose the heavy one and took it home with great difficulty. However, when he opened the basket, he found it was full of stones!
