The Dog and the Shadow
狗和影子
It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace.
一只狗得到了一块肉，正准备带回家好好享用。
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.
但在他回家的路上走过一条河上面的桥，看见他自己在水里的影子。
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 more.
他以为那是另一条狗和另一块肉，想着要得到那块肉，因此他狠狠地扑向水里那只狗，但当他张开嘴巴的那一刻，原来的肉也掉了出去，和水里的肉一起消失不见了，因为他想要抓取在水中的那一块，只不过是一个影子，而原来的那一块，也被水冲走了。
