The city's leaders don't want to do anything that could kill the golden goose of tourism.
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Golden Goose — The Golden Goose ( de. Die goldene Gans) is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (Tale 64). Several elements in its narrative structure follow formulaic elements in the methodology that was formulated by Antti Aarne and his translator… … Wikipedia
The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs — is one of many fables attributed to Aesop, and one that can be found in a compilation of his works cited and sourced at the bottom of this article. It is very popular, as are many of his fables, which also include The Fox and the Grapes, The Boy… … Wikipedia
golden goose — The prize; valuable asset. The golden goose is used in many fairy tales as a magical source of wealth. ► “Draconian changes in the province [Hong Kong] may kill the golden goose.” (Mary Kay Magstad, “Marketplace,” National Public Radio, Jan. 9 … American business jargon
golden goose — a legendary goose that laid one golden egg a day and was killed by its impatient owner, who wanted all the gold immediately. * * * golden goose (or the goose that lays the golden egg) see ↑goose, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑golden * * * ˌgolden ˈgoose 7 … Useful english dictionary
The Snow Goose — NOTOC The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk is a short novella by the American author Paul Gallico. It was first published in 1940 as a short story in The Saturday Evening Post , then he expanded it to create a short novella which was first… … Wikipedia
the goose that lays the golden egg — see ↑goose, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑egg the goose that lays the golden egg see ↑goose, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑lay … Useful english dictionary
the goose that lays the golden eggs — see ↑golden goose under ↑golden • • • Main Entry: ↑goose … Useful english dictionary
the goose that lays the golden egg — the goose that lays the golden egg(s) ► the thing that makes you the most money: »The fuel and energy sector is the goose that lays the golden eggs. Main Entry: ↑goose … Financial and business terms
the goose that lays the golden eggs — the goose that lays the golden egg(s) ► the thing that makes you the most money: »The fuel and energy sector is the goose that lays the golden eggs. Main Entry: ↑goose … Financial and business terms
(the) goose that lays the golden eggs — the goose that lays the golden eggs phrase a person or thing that provides money You need to make sure you don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Thesaurus: relating to making profitsynonym Main entry: goose … Useful english dictionary
