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. “What a selfish beast,” xiaogushi8.com said one of them to his companions; “he can’t eat himself and yet he won’t let those eat who can.”

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　　狗占牛槽

　　一條狗躺在牛吃草的飼料槽中，而狗身下的草正是為牛準(zhǔn)備的食料。當(dāng)牛向著牛槽走過去，準(zhǔn)備吃草時，狗不僅沖著他們大吼大叫，而且還抓咬他們，不讓牛吃干草。“這條狗太自私了!”其中一頭牛對同伴說。“他自己不能吃干草，還不讓能吃的去吃。”