狗和它的倒影

肉贩扔给了一只狗一根骨头。这只狗带着它的战利品，拼命飞快地往家跑。当它走过一座狭窄的小木桥时，它无意中往下看了一眼，在平静的水面上看到了自己的倒影，就像照镜子一样。

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.

但这只贪心的狗以为自己看到了一只真正的狗，而且衔着一根比它自己的大得多的骨头。

But the greedy Dog thought he saw a real Dog carrying a bone much bigger than his own.

如果它停下来想一想，就会明白是怎么回事了。可是它根本没有多想，就扔掉了自己的骨头，向河里的那只狗扑了过去。结果它只能为了保住性命拼命游向岸边。

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.

最后它终于爬上了岸。当它伤心地站着、想着自己丢失的那根好骨头时，它才意识到自己曾经是多么愚蠢的一只狗。

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.

贪得无厌是非常愚蠢的。

It is very foolish to be greedy.