Aesop’s Fable: The Dog in the Manger

Teach Using Aesop's Fable of the Dog in the Manger.

Enjoy a printable version of this timeless fable from Aesop designed to help teach a lesson in virtuous behavior and morality. This resource has over-sized text and a color image, which make it appealing to young readers.

Aesop's Fable: The Dog in the Manger
Moral: Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself.

This resource uses text and images from the 1919 version of Aesop for Children with pictures by Milo Winter.

Age: Any
Focus: Virtues, morality, fables
Theme: Aesop's Fable, The Dog in the Manger

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