the hen that lays golden eggs

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The hen that lays golden eggs is a magical bird in the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk" that produces valuable golden eggs, symbolizing sudden wealth and greed.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fairy tale character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
magical animal ⓘ
mythical bird ⓘ
appearsIn Jack and the Beanstalk ⓘ
appearsInGenre fairy tale ⓘ
appearsInTradition English folklore ⓘ
associatedWithCharacter Jack ⓘ
the giant ⓘ
associatedWithMoral greed can lead to loss ⓘ
associatedWithTheme consequences of greed ⓘ
temptation of easy wealth ⓘ
belongsToCategory magic objects and creatures in folklore ⓘ
commandPhraseInStory Lay, golden eggs ⓘ
culturalRole metaphor for a reliable source of profit ⓘ
warning against exploiting a resource to exhaustion ⓘ
eggColor golden ⓘ
eggType magical egg ⓘ
hasAbility lay golden eggs ⓘ
hasColor often depicted as white or brown hen ⓘ
inspiredBy older fable motif of a bird that lays golden eggs ⓘ
keptBy giant in his castle ⓘ
laterOwnedBy Jack ⓘ
materialOfEggs gold ⓘ
medium children’s literature ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
narrativeRole object of theft ⓘ
source of wealth for Jack ⓘ
ownedBy giant in Jack and the Beanstalk ⓘ
produces golden eggs ⓘ
relatedProverb killing the goose that laid the golden eggs ⓘ
species hen ⓘ
stolenBy Jack ⓘ
storyFunction motivates Jack’s theft from the giant ⓘ
provides ongoing income in some versions ⓘ
symbolizes good fortune ⓘ
greed ⓘ
sudden wealth ⓘ
unearned riches ⓘ
targetAudience children ⓘ
families ⓘ
usedAs literary symbol in adaptations ⓘ
valueOfEggs extremely valuable ⓘ

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Jack and the Beanstalk → hasCharacter → the hen that lays golden eggs ⓘ