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Aesop's Fable:
The Dog and Its Reflection
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The Dog and Its Reflection
A dog, to whom the
butcher had thrown a bone, was hurrying home with his prize as fast as
he could go. As he crossed a narrow footbridge, he happened to look down
and saw himself reflected in the quiet water as if in a mirror. But the
greedy dog thought he saw a real dog carrying a bone much bigger than
his own.
If he had stopped to think he would have known better. But instead of thinking, he dropped his bone and sprang at the dog in the river, only to find himself swimming for dear life to reach the shore. At last he managed to scramble out, and as he stood sadly thinking about the good bone he had lost, he realized what a stupid dog he had been.
It is very foolish to be greedy.
