LESSON XVI.
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THE DOG AND THE SHADOW.—A FABLE.
1. A dog with a fine bone in his mouth set out to cross a stream on a narrow bridge.
2. As he was crossing, he looked into the water and thought he saw another dog with a bone much finer than his own.
3. Being a very greedy dog, he dropped his own bone and made a snatch at the one he saw; and so, by trying to rob another, he got a good ducking and lost his dinner.
THE BOOT-BLACK AND HIS DOG.
1. In a great city a man had a place near the river, where he blacked boots and shoes.
2. To get more custom, he had a little dog who would roll himself in the mud, and would then rub against the feet of people as they passed by.
3. After a time the trick was found out, and the man and his dog were sent away where they could make a more honest living.