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The Dog & His Reflection

The Dog & His Reflection

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.

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Un cane trovò un grosso pezzo di carne.

A dog found a big piece of meat.

Era molto felice.

He was very happy.

Prese la carne con la bocca e iniziò ad andare a casa.

He picked up the meat with his mouth and started to go home.

Sulla strada di casa, il cane doveva attraversare un piccolo ponte sopra un fiume.

On his way home, the dog had to cross a small bridge over a river.

Quando guardò giù nell'acqua, vide un altro cane.

When he looked down into the water, he saw another dog.

Anche quest'altro cane aveva un pezzo di carne in bocca.

This other dog also had a piece of meat in his mouth.

Il cane pensò: "Anche quel cane ha la carne!"

The dog thought, "That dog has meat too!

La sua carne sembra più grande della mia.

His meat looks bigger than mine.

Voglio la sua carne!" Il cane aprì la bocca per abbaiare contro l'altro cane.

I want his meat!" The dog opened his mouth to bark at the other dog.

Voleva prendere la carne dell'altro cane.

He wanted to take the other dog's meat.

Ma quando aprì la bocca, il suo pezzo di carne cadde nell'acqua.

But when he opened his mouth, his own piece of meat fell into the water.

La carne affondò nel fiume.

The meat sank down into the river.

Il cane non riusciva a riprenderlo.

The dog could not get it back.

Ora il cane non aveva affatto carne.

Now the dog had no meat at all.

Era molto triste.

He was very sad.

Anche l'altro cane nell'acqua era scomparso.

The other dog in the water was gone too.

Il cane capì che l'altro cane era solo il suo riflesso nell'acqua.

The dog learned that the other dog was just his reflection in the water.

Non c'era nessun altro cane.

There was no other dog.

Non c'era nessun altro pezzo di carne.

There was no other piece of meat.

Il cane tornò a casa affamato perché voleva troppo.

The dog went home hungry because he wanted too much.