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Spanish · Beginner

El perro y su reflejo

Adapted from The Dog and Its Reflection

By Aesop

A dog loses its food after mistaking its reflection for another dog with food.

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Illustration for the scene “A dog carrying meat”

Scene 1 · Beginner

Un perro que lleva carne

A dog carrying meat

Spanish

Un perro había conseguido un trozo de carne y lo llevaba en la boca de regreso a casa. Allí podría comérselo con tranquilidad. Para llegar, tenía que pasar por un tablón colocado sobre un arroyo.

English translation

A dog had gotten a piece of meat and was carrying it in his mouth on the way home. There, he could eat it in peace. To get there, he had to cross a plank laid over a stream.

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