The Dog and its Reflection

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The Dog and its Reflection

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It happened that a Dog had gotten a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook.

As he crossed the brook, he looked down and saw his reflection in the water beneath. Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also.

He made a snap at the reflection in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen again.

Moral: Beware lest you lose the real thing by grasping at it’s reflection.

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1 On October 8th, 2010, Bárbara said:
Quem deseja algo alheio,às vezes termina perdendo o que conseguiu com seu próprio esforço.
2 On October 8th, 2010, Mathew said:
Who wants something alien, sometimes end up losing what you have achieved with their own efforts.
3 On November 9th, 2010, kaleela said:
that tha dame dog did just to greedy
4 On January 25th, 2011, Marissa said:
Whoever covets all, often loses all.
5 On April 14th, 2011, Anonymous said:
It is foolish to be greedy.
6 On July 31st, 2011, ralph said:
“It is very foolish to be greedy.”
7 On August 7th, 2011, gopher said:
He who is not thankful for what he has often loses
what good things he had.
8 On September 12th, 2011, Mary said:
Do not be too greedy if you have enough for yourself
9 On September 13th, 2011, 123 said:
Do not be greedy cause something bad might happen
10 On October 26th, 2011, bexyy said:
Greed only leads to the loss of something valuable
11 On November 4th, 2011, pupsing said:
I liked that fable it is so good but that dog do bad and don’t de greedy¡¡¡¡¡
12 On November 15th, 2011, ella said:
dont be greedy if you all ready have some.!!!
13 On December 9th, 2011, kelly said:
being greedy is foolish
14 On December 15th, 2011, karan doshi of 12 a shivkrupa e oldnagar das road andheri east mumbai india said:
we should not be greedy. we should be satisfied with what we want and not ask for more or go to take more.
15 On December 19th, 2011, jen said:
no moral here, go for it dawg! sometimes we win, sometimes we lose.
16 On January 1st, 2012, ehab hossam said:
one shouldn’t think of far away things, not to lose what they really have