The Dog and The Shadow

Once upon a time, a greedy dog snatched a piece of meat from a nearby house and began crossing the river over a narrow bridge with it in his mouth. He noticed another dog carrying a piece of meat in its mouth as he looked down into the river.The dog stopped on the bridge and looked down very carefully. He became greedy to get the other piece of meat. In fact, he saw his own image in the clear water of the river and took it for another dog. So, he howled at the image. Instantly the piece of meat fell into the water. The dog jumped following the piece of meat that was dropping. Alas! he failed to get it. He somehow swam to the other side of the river and stayed hungry.

Moral: Grasp all, lose all.