Read the fable of “The Dog and the Shadow.”

“A dog, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water and took it for that of another dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size. He immediately let go of his own, and fiercely attacked the other dog to get his larger piece from him. He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and his own, because the stream swept it away.”

What is the main idea of this fable?
Dogs can be greedy, violent, and unpredictable creatures.

Life is like the shadow of the dog, here and then gone.

People should not be jealous of what others possess.

We need to teach animals not to be greedy or selfish.

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Read the fable of “The Dog and the Shadow.”

“A dog, crossing a bridge over a stream with a piece of flesh in his mouth, saw his own shadow in the water and took it for that of another dog, with a piece of meat double his own in size. He immediately let go of his own, and fiercely attacked the other dog to get his larger piece from him. He thus lost both: that which he grasped at in the water, because it was a shadow; and his own, because the stream swept it away.”

What is the main idea of this fable? 
Dogs can be greedy, violent, and unpredictable creatures.

Life is like the shadow of the dog, here and then gone.

People should not be jealous of what others possess.

We need to teach animals not to be greedy or selfish.

anonymous · Answer

@KeganMoore

anonymous · Answer

B is the best answer

anonymous · Answer

Dogs can be greedy, violent, and unpredictable creatures.
the dog attacked his own shadow because he thought that it had more food

anonymous · Answer

@KeganMoore  but not all dogs are like that so we cannot draw that conclusion...

anonymous · Answer

That's what I was thinking and @bobsr but it's saying dogs can be greedy, not that all of them are

anonymous · Answer

it said can be greedy, which is what is being pointed out in this

anonymous · Answer

None of these answer choices really fit because we can all argue with each answer....is there more choices???

anonymous · Answer

nope. the only choices are
Dogs can be greedy, violent, and unpredictable creatures. 

Life is like the shadow of the dog, here and then gone. 

People should not be jealous of what others possess. 

We need to teach animals not to be greedy or selfish.

anonymous · Answer

Then its C

anonymous · Answer

C all the way
we only say A and B i guess?

anonymous · Answer

I did not see c or d before but yeah its C

anonymous · Answer

same here...it is a parable

anonymous · Answer

yeah for some reason open study didn't post all the questions

anonymous · Answer

ah

anonymous · Answer

thanks tho guys!!

anonymous · Answer

who wants the medal tho?

anonymous · Answer

whoever lol...doesnt matter

anonymous · Answer

Bobsr has less :) I'll help him out. Thanks guys!