-> Kani e skia
by Aesop
-> ot Esop
It happened that a dog had got a piece of meat and was carrying it home in his mouth to eat it in peace.
-> Aribe, na uni kani obten pas uni fragmen ot karni e porta ili in buka pro fag ili kon pasi.
Now on his way home he had to cross a plank lying across a running brook.
-> Ili obliga pas paso dia uni planki, na es sur potam mikro e belo.
As he crossed, he looked down and saw his own shadow reflected in the water beneath.
-> Intem ili paso, ili optik pas a lebanne, e optik skia ot ili es reflek sur idro.
Thinking it was another dog with another piece of meat, he made up his mind to have that also.
-> Intem ide, na ili es uni kani omone kon uni fragmen plus ot karni, ili fisa pas abe ili plus.
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.
-> Prona ili morse a skia sur idro. Sed temkia ili ober buka, fragmen ot karni katarakta pas in idro. Ili es optik re temnul.
"Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow."
-> "Es atentif, na ni perdi ne stof berita, intem optik skia."
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