[이솝우화] 그림자와 개 🐶 THE DOG AND THE SHADOW 🐶 影と犬（かげといぬ）

 

강아지 한 마리가 고깃덩이를 물고 다리 위를 건너고 있었어요.
그러다 물 속에 비친 자신의 모습을 보고, 그것이 자신보다 더 큰 고기를 문 다른 개라고 착각했죠.
욕심이 난 강아지는 자신의 고기를 놓고 물에 비친 개를 향해 달려들었어요.
결국 진짜 고기는 물에 떠내려가고, 물속의 개는 그림자였으니 아무것도 얻지 못했답니다.

🧠 교훈:
욕심을 부리면 가진 것마저 잃는다.

 

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THE DOG AND THE SHADOW

A Dog was crossing a plank bridge over a stream with a piece of meat in his mouth, when he happened to see his own reflection in the water.
He thought it was another dog with a piece of meat twice as big; so he let go his own, and flew at the other dog to get the larger piece.
But, of course, all that happened was that he got neither; for one was only a shadow, and the other was carried away by the current.

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影と犬（かげといぬ）🐶

ある犬が肉のかたまりをくわえて、橋の上を渡っていました。
ふと水面に映った自分の姿を見て、それをもっと大きな肉をくわえた別の犬だと思い込みました。
欲張った犬は、自分の肉を落としてその犬に飛びかかりました。
けれども、水に映ったのは影だけで、肉は流されてしまい、結局何も得られなかったのです。

🧠 教訓:
欲を出すと、持っているものまで失うことになる。