550 BC
                                 AESOP'S FABLES

                             THE DOG AND THE SHADOW

                                                   by Aesop







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                          THE DOG AND THE SHADOW
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  It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it
home in his mouth to eat it in peace. Now on his way home he had to
cross a plank lying across a running brook. As he crossed, he looked
down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath. Thinking
it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind
to have that also. So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but
as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the
water and was never seen again.
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                    Beware of losing the substance
                      by grasping at the shadow.
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                               THE END