Fable of the Woman and the Chicken, Aegidius Sadeler (II), After Marcus Gheeraerts (I), 1608 print A woman holds a knife against the throat of a chicken and is ready to slaughter the beast. A farm in the background. The fable describes how a chicken lays a golden egg every day. Her owner is greedy and slaughter the chicken in the hope of discovering the source of the gold. The moral of the story shows that one has to settle for what one has. Prague paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing fables. fowl (cock, hen, chicken, etc.) (+ animal killed by man)

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