It happened that a dog had got a peice of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat in peace. 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. Thinking it was another dog, with another peice 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 peice of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.
Beware lest you loose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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