The Dog in the Manger

The Dog in the Manger is a fable attributed to Aesop that portrays a dog who selfishly guards a manger full of hay, preventing an ox from eating though the dog did not need the hay himself. It is a moral story demonstrating the vanity and senselessness of begrudging others what one has no use for and one cannot enjoy yourself.

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A Dog asleep in a manger filled with hay, was awakened by the
Cattle, which came in tired and hungry from working in the field.
But the Dog would not let them get near the manger, and snarled
and snapped as if it were filled with the best of meat and bones,
all for himself.

The Cattle looked at the Dog in disgust. "How selfish he is!"
said one. "He cannot eat the hay and yet he will not let us eat
it who are so hungry for it!"

Now the farmer came in. When he saw how the Dog was acting, he
seized a stick and drove him out of the stable with many a blow
for his selfish behavior.

Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself.
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