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._