A dog carrying a meaty bone sees another dog with a bigger one in the stream, and snaps at it. Aesop's fable about greed, retold with a duck and a heron.
The Dog and His Reflection, also known as The Dog and the Shadow, is one of Aesop's Fables, the short moral tales handed down from ancient Greece. In this VoiceSmiths retelling, Rufus, a bouncy young dog with a gift from the butcher, meets his own reflection on a wooden bridge while a cheerful duck and a patient old heron watch from the stream, all told as a full-cast audio story.
故事告诉我们
Greed can make you lose what you already have. Be thankful for what you hold before you snap at what someone else seems to have.
适合
Ages 3–7
讲给孩子听的小贴士
Bring a hand mirror and let children growl and smile at their own reflection, just like Rufus.
Stop on the bridge and ask: is that really another dog? What should Rufus do?
Talk about a time someone else's toy or treat looked better than their own.
常见问题
What is the moral of The Dog and His Reflection?
Greed can cost you what you already have. The dog sees his own reflection, thinks it is another dog with a bigger piece of meat, snaps at it, and drops his own into the water.
Who wrote The Dog and His Reflection?
It is one of Aesop's Fables, traditionally credited to Aesop, a storyteller said to have lived in ancient Greece around the sixth century BCE. The Roman poet Phaedrus also retold it in Latin; this version is a VoiceSmiths retelling.
What age is The Dog and His Reflection for?
It suits children from about 3 to 7. Little ones love the splash and the dog barking at himself, and slightly older children can talk about being happy with what they have.
Narrator
Rufus the Dog
The Butcher
Duck
Old Heron
