THE DOG AND THE SHADOW.

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A poe, going across a plank
over a little stream, with ‘a piece
of meat in his mouth, saw his
own shadow in the clear water,
and believing it to be another
dog who had a larger piece of
meat, he greedily snapped at it, ==
and in doing so, of course, he
dropped his own piece into the water and lost it. So his greedi-
ness was punished by the loss of his dinner. In grasping at a

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shadow we may lose the substance.

“THE POX AND THE CROW.

A crow having taken a large piece of cheese out of a cottage
window, flew up in a tree to eat it. A fox, who wished to get it,
came under the tree, and began
to flatter the crow on her fine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

voice. Now you know a crow’s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

voice is very hoarse; but the.
silly bird was so pleased at his.
praise that when he begged her
to sing she tried to do so, and,.
of course, dropped the cheese.
The cunning fox caught it up
and ran off with it: he did not care for the crow’s song. Do not.
believe people when they praise you unjustly.
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