00:00Hey, kiddos! Welcome to Fabulous Fables, where little stories have big lessons.
00:06Today, we're going to hear a wonderful story about a dog who paid a price for his greed.
00:12Are you ready? Let's begin!
00:15Once upon a time, there was a hungry dog wandering the streets in search of food.
00:20He was a clever dog and knew all the best places to find leftovers and scraps.
00:26One of his favorite scavenging spots was the butcher shop, where he often found discarded bones.
00:33After sniffing around for a while, he came upon the most magnificent bone he had ever seen.
00:39The bone was thick and juicy, the kind of prize any dog would be delighted to find.
00:45With his mouth watering, he picked up the big, yummy bone with his mouth.
00:50What a fantastic day this has turned out to be!
00:54This bone will keep me full for a long time.
00:57I feel like the luckiest dog in the world!
00:59He thought to himself.
01:01Eager to enjoy his newfound treasure, the dog decided to bring the bone to a nearby park,
01:07where he could gnaw on it in peace.
01:10At the park, he crossed a narrow wooden footbridge that spanned a calm, quiet river.
01:15The water in the river was clear and still, like a vast mirror reflecting the beautiful blue sky above.
01:22While walking on the bridge, the dog suddenly stopped in his tracks and stared at the water below in amazement.
01:29He saw another dog looking back at him.
01:32Wow, look at that!
01:34That dog has a larger and juicier bone than mine.
01:38I want that bone!
01:39He said enviously.
01:41He thought for a moment and decided.
01:44I'll bark at him fiercely, and he'll drop his bone and run away.
01:49Then, his treasure will be all mine.
01:52Ha ha!
01:53So, the dog let out his most aggressive and frightening bark, woof, woof.
01:59However, as soon as he opened his mouth, his own bone fell from his jaws.
02:05The beautiful bone tumbled off the bridge and splashed into the river with a resounding plop.
02:11It sank to the bottom of the river, where it couldn't be retrieved.
02:15At the same time, he realized that the other dog had vanished completely.
02:19Then, the greedy dog understood what had happened.
02:23The dog he saw in the water wasn't real.
02:27It was his own reflection.
02:29All along, he was looking at himself, carrying the better bone.
02:33Long after he lost his bone, he was still standing on the bridge, staring at the water in disbelief.
02:40What have I done?
02:42I had a big, delicious bone in my mouth.
02:45And I threw it away for something that didn't exist.
02:48Now, I'm going to be hungry again.
02:51He sobbed.
02:52From that day onward, the dog remembered what he had learned on the bridge.
02:56Every time he found food, he was satisfied with what he had.
03:01The moral of the dog and his reflection is,
03:04Be happy with what you have, or you might lose it all.
03:07Don't be greedy, kiddos.
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