The Dog and His Reflection
5 pages · 1 min · ages 4+
Based on: Aesop's Fables (Ancient Greece)


Dog finds a big bone. The bone is very white. The bone is very yummy. Dog is a happy dog. He wags his little tail. Dog wants to go home. He carries his bone away.

Dog walks to a bridge. He looks at the water. He sees another brown dog. The other dog has a bone. That bone looks so big. Is that bone better? Dog wants that big bone.

Dog wants to say hello. Dog opens his mouth wide. Woof! Woof! says the dog. His bone falls down now. Splash! The bone is gone. The other dog is gone. Dog feels very, very sad.

A kind Duck swims over. Do not cry, little Dog. That dog was just you. The water is a mirror. You saw your own face. Your bone was very good. Reflections are just for fun.

Duck has some tasty bread. Duck shares with her friend. Dog is a happy dog. He likes his new friend. He likes the soft bread. They play by the water. Life is very, very good.