THE DOG AND HIS IMAGE



The dog and his image

One day a dog found a large piece of meat. "This is fine!" he said. "I will take this meat home with me. What a good dinner I shall have". So he took the meat in his mouth and ran toward home.

On the way he had to cross a deep stream. As he looked down into the water, he saw what he thought was another dog, carrying another piece of meat bigger than his own.

Being a greedy fellow, he dropped his own piece and jumped into the water to get the other dog's piece. His own sank to the bottom, and the water was so deep that he could not dive down to it.

So he got only a wetting and a mouthful of water. Then he saw that his greediness had cost him his dinner.

Esop


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El perro y su imagen

Un día un perro encontró un gran trozo de carne. "¡Esto esta bien!" él dijo. "Me llevaré esta carne a casa conmigo. Qué buena cena tendré". Así que se llevó la carne a la boca y corrió hacia su casa.

En el camino tuvo que cruzar un arroyo profundo. Mientras miraba hacia el agua, vio lo que pensó era otro perro, cargando otro trozo de carne más grande que el suyo.

Siendo un tipo codicioso, dejó caer su propia pieza y saltó al agua para conseguir la pieza del otro perro. El suyo se hundió hasta el fondo, y el agua era tan profunda que no podía sumergirse en ella.

Así que solo se mojó y bebió un trago de agua. Entonces vio que su codicia le había costado su cena.

Esopo


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