A DOG'S NEVER ENDING GREED
Once, a dog with a large piece of meat held tightly in his jaws, was on his way to a safe place where he could eat and enjoy it uninterrupted. He had to cross a footbridge over a clear stream. From the footbridge, he looked down and saw his own reflection. Thinking that it was another dog having just as big a piece of meat in his mouth, the greedy dog jumped into the stream to have that piece also.
The greedy dog ddin't realise that water creates reflection, and he had seen his own image. But by then it was too late. He began gasping for air and opened his mouth in the process. With the result, he was deprived of what he already had in his possession. He somehow managed to come out of the stream and save his life.
It is rightly said-" A bird in hand is worth two in bush.'
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