there was once a dog who lay all day long in a manger where there was plenty of hay. it happened one day that a horse, a cow, a sheep, and a goat came one by one and wanted to eat the hay. the dog growled at them and would not let them have so much as a mouthful. then an ox came and looked in, but the dog growled at him also.

"you selfish fellow," said the ox; "you cannot eat the hay. why do you want to keep it all to yourself?"