Question

Read the fable. Using details from the text, evaluate the theme of the fable. Explain the theme in two to three sentences. "The Dog and the Shadow" A Dog, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of fish in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water and took it for that of another Dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size. He immediately let go of his own, and fiercely attacked the other Dog to get his larger piece from him. He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and his own, because the stream swept it away.

Answer 1

The theme of the Fable about the dog and the stream is all about greed. That the inability of one to contain his greed will lead to problems for the person in question.

This could be seen in the dog losing the piece of fish in his mouth just because of seeing his shadow that projected an image of him having a bigger portion. On the long run, being contented with the little the person has is far better than being greedy.

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