The Dog and the Oyster by Aesop
Join a greedy Dog on a seaside adventure where he mistakes an Oyster for an egg. Discover a lesson in being careful what you gobble up in this quirky tale.

The Dog and the Oyster

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There was once a Dog who was very fond of eggs. He visited the hen house very often and at last got so greedy that he would swallow the eggs whole.

One day the Dog wandered down to the seashore. There he spied an Oyster. In a twinkling the Oyster was resting in the Dog's stomach, shell and all.

It pained the Dog a good deal, as you can guess.

"I've learned that all round things are not eggs," he said groaning.

The End

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