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Once upon a time, there was an old man and his wife. They had a little speckled hen who laid a golden egg. Although they beat and beat the egg, the old man and his wife were unable to break it. A mouse ran across the table and knocked over the egg. The egg fell on the floor and smashed. The old man and his wife started to cry, but the hen said: “Don’t worry, I will lay you another egg, only not an egg of gold, but an ordinary one!”