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16 lines
897 B
Plaintext
THE GREEDY DOG
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Once upon a time . . . a dog managed to steal a large steak from a
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butcher's shop, and ran into the woods to eat it in peace. On reaching the
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banks of a stream, he happened to see his face reflected in the water. Never
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for a moment thinking that he was looking at himself in the water, what he
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thought he saw was another dog, holding a large steak in its mouth.
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Being a greedy dog, he jumped into the stream to snatch the other dog's
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meat. Of course, the reflection vanished and he could see no sign of dog or
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steak.
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Only then did he realize that, when he barked to frighten the other, he had
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dropped his stolen meat. Unluckily for him, the current was swift and the
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steak had been carried away. And though the dog hunted all over, he couldn't
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find a trace of it. Which meant, that instead of having two steaks. he was
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left with nothing.
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