A?dog?was?crossing?a?river?holding?a?piece?of?meat?in?his?mouth.? Catching?sight?of?his?reflection?in?the?water, 一只狗嘴里叼著一塊肉。正在過河，看到自己在水中的倒影, he?believed?that?it?was?another?dog?who?was?holding?a?bigger?piece?of?meat.? So,?dropping?his?own?piece,?he?leaped?into the?water?to?take?the?piece? from?the?other?dog. 他以為是另一只狗叼著一大塊肉。于是，他放下自己嘴里的肉,跳進水里,想從另一只狗嘴里搶過肉來。 But?the?result?was?that?he?ended?up?with?neither?piece-?one?didn't?even?exist? and?the?other?was?swept?away?by?the current. 但結果是最后他一塊肉也沒有了—一塊根本不存在，而另一塊被激流卷走了。 This?fable?applied?to?the?covetous.?