47. Learn English Through A Great Lesson: The Dog and His Reflection

The Dog and His Reflection

One day, a dog found a big, juicy bone.

He was so happy. He held the bone tightly in his mouth.

As he walked home, he had to cross a small bridge over a river.

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

That dog had a bone too!

The real dog thought, "That bone looks bigger than mine!

He wanted it.

Without thinking, he barked at the dog under water.

When he opened his mouth to bark, his own bone fell into the water!

Splash! The bone disappeared.

The dog stood there, sad and alone.

He realized there was no other dog. It was just his reflection.

He had lost his bone because of his greed.

The dog walked home, tired and hungry.

He learned a big lesson that day.

Lesson Learned

Be happy with what you have. Greed can make you lose everything.

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1	The Dog and His Reflection	/ðə dɔɡ ənd hɪz rɪˈflɛkʃən/
2	One day, a dog found a big, juicy bone.	/wʌn deɪ, ə dɔɡ faʊnd ə bɪɡ, ˈdʒusi boʊn/
3	He was so happy.	/hi wəz soʊ ˈhæpi/
4	He held the bone tightly in his mouth.	/hi hɛld ðə boʊn ˈtaɪtli ɪn hɪz maʊθ/
5	As he walked home, he had to cross a small bridge over a river.	/æz hi wɔkt hoʊm, hi hæd tu krɔs ə smɔl brɪdʒ oʊvər ə ˈrɪvər/
6	When he looked down, he saw another dog in the water.	/wɛn hi lʊkt daʊn, hi sɔː əˈnʌðər dɔɡ ɪn ðə wɔtər/
7	That dog had a bone too!	/ðæt dɔɡ hæd ə boʊn tu/
8	The real dog thought, "That bone looks bigger than mine!	/ðə rɪəl dɔɡ θɔt, "ðæt boʊn lʊks bɪɡər ðæn maɪn"/
9	He wanted it.	/hi ˈwɑntɪd ɪt/
10	Without thinking, he barked at the dog under water.	/wɪðˈaʊt ˈθɪŋkɪŋ, hi bɑrkt æt ðə dɔɡ ˈʌndər ˈwɔtər/
11	When he opened his mouth to bark, his own bone fell into the water!	/wɛn hi oʊpənd hɪz maʊθ tə bɑrk, hɪz oʊn boʊn fɛl ˈɪntu ðə wɔtər/
12	Splash! The bone disappeared.	/splæʃ! ðə boʊn ˌdɪsəˈpɪrd/
13	The dog stood there, sad and alone.	/ðə dɔɡ stʊd ðɛr, sæd ənd əˈloʊn/
14	He realized there was no other dog.	/hi ˈriːəˌlaɪzd ðɛr wəz noʊ ˈʌðər dɔɡ/
15	It was just his reflection.	/ɪt wəz dʒʌst hɪz rɪˈflɛkʃən/
16	He had lost his bone because of his greed.	/hi hæd lɔst hɪz boʊn bɪˈkɔz ʌv hɪz ɡrid/
17	The dog walked home, tired and hungry.	/ðə dɔɡ wɔkt hoʊm, ˈtaɪərd ənd ˈhʌŋɡri/
18	He learned a big lesson that day.	/hi lɜrnd ə bɪɡ ˈlɛsən ðæt deɪ/
19	Lesson Learned	/ˈlɛsən lɜrnd/
20	Be happy with what you have.	/bi ˈhæpi wɪð wʌt ju hæv/
21	Greed can make you lose everything.	/ɡrid kæn meɪk ju lʊz ˈɛvrɪˌθɪŋ/

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