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Aesop's Fable # 5: The Dog and the Shadow
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     \-\It happened [RNDSthat a Dog had got a piece {of meat} and was carrying=CV it home#NuA01 {in his mouth} to eat*INFAV05 it {in peace.} \-\Now#Inj01 {on his way} home#NuA01 he had to cross a plank lying*GiveR05 {across a running brook.}  \-\[LAVFAs he crossed,] he looked down and saw=CV his own shadow reflected*GiveR05 {in the water} beneath. \-\Thinking*GiveL10 [RNDOit was another dog {with another piece} {of meat,}] he made up his mind to have*INFDO04 that also.  \-\So he made a snap {at the shadow} {in the water,} \C\but [LAVFas he opened his mouth] the piece {of meat} fell out, dropped=CV {into the water} and was never seen=CV=PV more.
     \-\Beware [RNDOlest you lose the substance {by grasping*GerOP04} {at the shadow.}]
 
 

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