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Title: The Dog In The Manger Author: Aesop (author of Aesop's Fables) [More Titles by Aesop (author of Aesop's Fables)] A Dog lay in a manger, and by his growling and snapping prevented the oxen from eating the hay which had been placed for them. "What a selfish Dog!" said one of them to his companions; "he cannot eat the hay himself, and yet refuses to allow those to eat who can." We should not deprive others of blessings because we cannot enjoy them ourselves. [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |