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The Dog in the Manger from Aesop for ESL Students

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The Dog in the Manger from Aesop's fables with a podcast and vocabulary practice for advanced ESL students The Dog in the Manger is now in the public domain available at: Gutenberg Project The Video of The Dog in the Manger https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAv_x32_5rY The Dog in the Manger A dog was lying in a manger on the hay which had been put there for the cattle, and when they came and tried to eat, he growled and snapped at them and wouldn't let them get at their food. manger: eating trough for animals cattle: livestock, farm animals like horses, cows, donkeys, ...

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  1. This fable teaches us when we actually do not need something we should not keep others from having it. So, when we have something that we do not use it, we can give it to others who need and can benefit from it.

    • You’re referring to the central message of the short story, that is, generosity vs. stinginess. The dog in the story was terribly mean and unkind, and this behavior bothered the cattle in the farm.