REFLECTIVE GREED This story was published in my "Kinfolks Column"
in the Newton County,Arkansas Times Newspaper in
January 2000.
Story adapted from Esop's FablesOne day a dog stole a piece of Elk meat from a hunter who was
busily skinning and cleaning his catch of that last hunt.
On his way to a safe place where he could eat it without interruption,
the dog had to cross over a bridge over a clear stream.
Looking down he saw his own reflection in the water.
Thinking that the reflection was another dog with another piece of
meat, and being a greedy dog, he made up his mind to have that also.
So he snarled and made a grab for the other dog's meat.
As his greedy mouth opened, out dropped the piece of elk meat and
it fell into the fast moving stream and was lost.
Evelyn Flood
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