There was once a Dog who lay all day long in a manger where there was
plenty of hay. It happened one day that a Horse, a Cow, a Sheep, and a
Goat came one by one and wanted to eat the hay. The Dog growled at
them and would not let them have so much as a mouthful. Then an Ox
came and looked in, but the Dog growled at him also.
"You selfish fellow," said the Ox; "you cannot eat the hay. Why do you
want to keep it all to yourself?"