A dog was crossing a stream – a piece of flesh in his mouth – saw another dog with a piece of flesh in the water – became greedy – opened his mouth – lost his piece of flesh.
TITLE : Greedy Dog Loses His Piece of Flesh
One day, a dog was crossing a stream. He had a piece of flesh in his mouth snatched from another dog. As he was crossing, he looked down on the water and saw another dog with a piece of flesh. It was, in fact, his own reflection. But he thought it to be another dog. He became greedy and wanted to have that piece of flesh too. He opened his mouth to bark. But as soon as he opened his mouth, the piece of flesh fell down into the water. He lost his own piece of meat in his attempt at getting more.
Moral : We should be complacent with what we have.
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