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The Dog and His Reflection

Story Summary:A dog carrying a juicy piece of meat in his mouth crosses a bridge and sees his own reflection in the water below. Thinking it is another dog with a bigger piece of meat, he snaps at it — and loses his own piece in the river.

Moral:"If you are greedy and always want more than you have, you may end up losing everything you already have."

Classic StoriesAges 3-7
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Medium shot, [小狗] walking happily on a grassy path, holding a large piece of meat in its mouth, sunny day, lush green background, 3D clay animation style, vibrant colors.

Scene 1

It happened that a Dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace.

Wide shot, [小狗] walking carefully across a narrow wooden plank over a sparkling running brook, holding a large piece of meat in its mouth, forest environment, sunlight filtering through trees, 3D clay style.

Scene 2

Now on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook.

Close-up, [小狗] looking down into the water from the plank, holding a large piece of meat in its mouth, camera shows the reflection of [倒影中的狗] in the clear water, ripples moving across the surface, 3D clay style.

Scene 3

As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath.

Extreme close-up on [小狗]'s eyes, showing a greedy expression, split screen showing [小狗]'s reflection on the water with the same expression, intense lighting, 3D clay style.

Scene 4

Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also.

Action shot, [小狗] standing on the plank, opening its mouth to snap at the water, the piece of meat falling through the air and splashing into the brook, [小狗] looking shocked, 3D clay style.

Scene 5

So he made a snap at the shadow in the water, but as he opened his mouth the piece of meat fell out, dropped into the water and was never seen more.

High angle shot, [小狗] looking sad and regretful on the wooden plank, looking at the empty ripples in the water, cinematic lighting, fading to black, 3D clay style.

Scene 6

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.

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