Folk Tale
The Dog in the River
Translated From
Canis per fluvium carnem ferens
Author | Phaedrus |
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Book Title | Fabulae Aesopiae |
Publication Date | 41 |
Language | Latin |
Other Translations / Adaptations
Text title | Language | Author | Publication Date |
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Le Chien nageant. | French | _ | _ |
Author | C. Smart |
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Book Title | The Fables of Phaedrus |
Publication Date | 1887 |
ATU | 34A |
Language | English |
Origin | Italy |
The churl that wants another's fare Deserves at least to lose his share. As through the stream a Dog convey'd A piece of meat, he spied his shade In the clear mirror of the flood, And thinking it was flesh and blood, Snapp'd to deprive him of the treat:- But mark the glutton's self-defeat, Miss'd both another's and his own, Both shade and substance, beef and bone.
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