Final answer:
The excerpt provided from "The Goose and the Golden Egg" does not contain a transition word or phrase. For a transition to be identified, an extended passage with multiple ideas or scenes is necessary.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student asked about a transition word or phrase in the excerpt provided from "The Goose and the Golden Egg". Although the provided excerpts from various texts did not contain the specific passage from "The Goose and the Golden Egg", transitions are usually words or phrases that link sentences and paragraphs together to help the reader follow along. However, the excerpt from "The Goose and the Golden Egg" was not sufficient to identify a transition as it was only a single sentence. Typically, transitions in English can be words such as 'therefore', 'however', or 'for example', or phrases like 'to begin with' or 'in conclusion'.
Since the original excerpt provided by the student did not contain a transition, it is not possible to give a final answer To find a transition, we would need a more extended passage or additional context where the author moves from one idea or scene to another. In a larger context, transitions often stand out by providing connectivity and flow between thoughts or sections of text.