KINDNESS

The “golden egg” is a famous symbol that appears in different stories and cultures, but most people know it from one of two classic tales:

Aesop’s fable: “The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs” (ancient Greek, ~2,600 years old)
A farmer owns a goose that lays one solid-gold egg every day. At first he’s thrilled and gets rich slowly. But he becomes greedy, thinks the goose must be full of gold inside, and kills it to get all the gold at once. When he cuts it open… there’s nothing special inside. He’s ruined the source of his wealth.
Moral: “Those who want everything at once usually end up with nothing” or the famous line “Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.”
Jack and the Beanstalk (English fairy tale)
Jack climbs the giant beanstalk and steals (among other things) a hen/goose that lays golden eggs from the giant’s castle. In most versions, this magical bird is what finally makes Jack and his mother rich and lets them live happily ever after.

Other fun “golden egg” facts:

In real life, people sometimes find actual golden-yolk eggs (very rare double-yolked eggs from certain chicken breeds or just genetic flukes), and collectors pay surprisingly good money for preserved ones.
During Easter in many countries (especially Orthodox Christian ones), people paint or gild real eggs gold as a symbol of wealth, resurrection, and good luck.
Fabergé eggs: Starting in 1885, the Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé made 50 insanely luxurious jeweled “golden” (and enamel/platinum/diamond) eggs for the Russian tsars. Many had surprise gifts hidden inside, literally making them ultra-fancy golden eggs. A single one can sell for $20–30 million today.

So whether it’s a warning about greed, a fairy-tale jackpot, or a real-world luxury object, the golden egg has been humanity’s favorite symbol of “too good to be true… but maybe it is” for thousands of years! 🥚✨
Which version were you thinking of, or did you have something else in mind?