A young Milkmaid had just finished milking the cows and was walking home with a pail of fresh milk balanced carefully on her head.
As she walked, she began daydreaming about everything the milk would bring her.
“This rich milk will make plenty of cream,” she thought. “I’ll churn it into butter and sell it at the market. With the money I earn, I’ll buy some eggs.”
She smiled as her imagination raced ahead.
“The eggs will hatch into chicks. Soon I’ll have a whole flock of chickens. I’ll sell them for a good price, and with that money, I’ll buy a beautiful new dress to wear to the spring fair.”
She imagined everyone admiring her new outfit.
“They’ll all wonder where I got such a lovely dress,” she thought proudly. “I’ll just smile and walk right past them.”
As she imagined the scene, she gave a proud toss of her head.
The pail slipped off, crashed to the ground, and the milk spilled everywhere.
In an instant, her butter, her eggs, her chickens, and her beautiful new dress disappeared along with the spilled milk.
The Milkmaid sighed, realizing that all her wonderful plans had depended on something that hadn’t happened yet.
Moral: Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Don’t assume success before you’ve earned it.
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