Dog and Shadow, the (Author-Bouabdellah)

����������� 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 board on a small river. �As he was crossing it, 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 one also.� So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but when he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.