A greedy dog went into a butcher’s shop and stole a big juicy bone。 He ran away so fast that the butcher could not catch him。 He ran out into the fields with his bone。 He was going to eat it all by himself。
一只贪心的狗跑到一家猪肉店偷了一根很大又有髓的骨头。他跑很快，所以那个卖猪肉的人追不到他。他咬著他的大骨头跑到空旷的地方，准备要好好地吃个痛快。
The dog came to a stream。 There was a narrow bridge across it。 The dog walked on to the bridge， and looked into the water。 He could see another dog with a big bone in his mouth。
这只狗来到一条溪流。有一座窄窄的桥跨在上面。这只狗走到桥上，望水里面看。他看见另一只狗嘴里咬著一跟大骨头。
The greedy dog thought the bone in the water looked much bigger than the one he had stolen from the butcher。
这只贪心的狗认为在水里面的那根骨头看起来比他跟卖肉的偷来的这根骨头大多了。
The greedy dog dropped the bone from his mouth。 It fell into the water and was lost。 He jumped into the water to snatch the bigger bone from the other dog。
这只贪心的狗从嘴理丢了那根骨头。它掉到水里而且不见了。他跳进去水里面想从另一只狗那儿抓那跟更大的骨头。
The greedy dog jumped into the water with a big splash。 He looked everywhere but he could not see the other dog。 His shadow had gone。
贪心的狗跳进水里溅起好多水花。他到处看，可是都找不到其他的狗。他的倒影不见了。
The silly dog went home hungry。 He lost his bone and got nothing because he had been too greedy。
这只笨狗饿著肚子回家。因为太贪心，他弄丢了他的骨头而且一点东西也没拿到。
本文来源：沪江英语
责任编辑：王淳
