The Dog & His Reflection
Le Chien et son Reflet
A hungry dog finds a delicious bone and carries it across a bridge over a stream. When he looks down into the water, he sees something that makes him want even more.
A dog found a big piece of meat.
Un chien trouva un gros morceau de viande.
He was very happy.
Il était très heureux.
He picked up the meat with his mouth and started to go home.
Il prit la viande dans sa gueule et se mit en route vers sa demeure.
On his way home, the dog had to cross a small bridge over a river.
Sur le chemin du retour, le chien dut traverser un petit pont au-dessus d'une rivière.
When he looked down into the water, he saw another dog.
Quand il baissa les yeux vers l'eau, il vit un autre chien.
This other dog also had a piece of meat in his mouth.
Cet autre chien avait aussi un morceau de viande dans sa gueule.
The dog thought, "That dog has meat too!
Le chien pensa : « Ce chien a de la viande aussi !
His meat looks bigger than mine.
Sa viande semble plus grosse que la mienne.
I want his meat!" The dog opened his mouth to bark at the other dog.
Je veux sa viande ! » Le chien ouvrit la gueule pour aboyer après l'autre chien.
He wanted to take the other dog's meat.
Il voulait prendre la viande de l'autre chien.
But when he opened his mouth, his own piece of meat fell into the water.
Mais quand il ouvrit la gueule, son propre morceau de viande tomba dans l'eau.
The meat sank down into the river.
La viande coula au fond de la rivière.
The dog could not get it back.
Le chien ne put la récupérer.
Now the dog had no meat at all.
Maintenant le chien n'avait plus de viande du tout.
He was very sad.
Il était très triste.
The other dog in the water was gone too.
L'autre chien dans l'eau avait disparu lui aussi.
The dog learned that the other dog was just his reflection in the water.
Le chien comprit que l'autre chien n'était que son reflet dans l'eau.
There was no other dog.
Il n'y avait pas d'autre chien.
There was no other piece of meat.
Il n'y avait pas d'autre morceau de viande.
The dog went home hungry because he wanted too much.
Le chien rentra chez lui affamé car il avait voulu trop.