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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.

-Aesop's fables, Aesop

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Do not attempt to do the impossible

Always attempt to get help from others

Appreciate the things you have instead of wanting more

Stop evil before it gets out of control

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Do not attempt to do the impossible

Your answer:

Always attempt to get help from others

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Stop evil before it gets out of control

Correct answer:

Appreciate the things you have instead of wanting more

Explanation:

The correct answer is "Appreciate the things you have instead of waning more." The dog in the story had a piece of meat, but since he wasn't satisfied with what he perceived to be a smaller piece of meat than the one in the reflection, he lost it. He did not appreciate the meat he already had. The story does not have to do with getting help from others; the dog was attacking the "other." It does not deal with stopping evil or attempting the impossible. For these reasons, the best answer is "Appreciate the things you have instead of waning more."

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An ant, walking by the river one day, said to himself, “How nice and cool this water looks! I must drink some of it.” But as he began to drink, his foot slipped, and he fell in.

“Oh, somebody please help me, or I shall drown!” cried he.

A Dove, sitting in a tree that overhung the river, heard him, and threw him a leaf. “Climb up on that leaf,” said she, “and you will float ashore.”

The Ant climbed up onto the leaf, which the wind blew to the shore, and he stepped upon dry land again.

“Good-by, kind Dove,” said he, as he ran home. “You have saved my life, and I wish I could do something for you.”

“Good-by,” said the Dove; “be careful not to fall in again.”

A few days after this, when the Dove was busy building her nest, the Ant saw a man just raising his gun to shoot her.

He ran quickly, and bit the man’s leg so hard that he cried “Oh! oh!” and dropped his gun.

This startled the Dove, and she flew away. The man picked up his gun, and walked on.

When he was gone, the Dove came back to her nest.

“Thank you, my little friend,” she said. “You have saved my life.”

And the little Ant was overjoyed to think he had been able to do for the Dove what the Dove had so lately done for him.

Aesop's Fables: A Version for Young Readers by J.H. Stickney (1915)

What is the theme of this story?

When you help others, they may help you in return

Always try your best, no matter the task

It is wise to respect elders

The most guilty are not always the ones who are caught

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Always try your best, no matter the task

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It is wise to respect elders

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The most guilty are not always the ones who are caught

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When you help others, they may help you in return

Explanation:

The correct answer is "When you help others, they may help you in return." This theme supports the events of the story: the dove saved the ant's life, and later, when given the opportunity, the ant repaid the favor and saved the dove's life. The other choices are not supported by the events in the story.

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