The Dog and His Reflection
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"The Dog and His Reflection" is a classic Aesop fable that teaches the moral about the dangers of greed and losing what you have by grasping for more.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aesop's fable
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literary work ⓘ moral tale ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | dog with a bone ⓘ |
| featuresMotif | reflection in water ⓘ |
| featuresSetting |
bridge
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river ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated short films
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illustrated children’s books ⓘ theatrical storytelling performances ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
The Dog and His Shadow
NERFINISHED
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The Dog and the Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Aesop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalUse |
used in children’s literature
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used in moral education ⓘ used in proverbs and sayings ⓘ |
| hasGenre | fable ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
allegory
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personification ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | dog ⓘ |
| hasMoral |
Be content with what you possess
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Do not grasp at illusions ⓘ Greed can cause you to lose what you already have ⓘ |
| hasMoralLessonFor |
material desires
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personal behavior ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
bone as symbol of possessions
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reflection as symbol of deceptive appearances ⓘ water as symbol of illusion ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
children
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general readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
greed
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illusion versus reality ⓘ loss ⓘ self-deception ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | collections of Aesop's fables ⓘ |
| narrativeSummary | A dog carrying a bone sees his reflection in water, mistakes it for another dog with a bigger bone, snaps at it, and loses his own bone. ⓘ |
| partOf | Aesop's Fables NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teaches |
consequences of covetousness
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dangers of greed ⓘ value of contentment ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Aesop's Fables