The Dog and the Reflection
StoryParable★★★★MANY of us were like the dog in the fable carrying a juicy steak across a bridge. As he walked and crossed the bridge, he looked over and saw the reflection of his face with the steak in his mouth. He thought it was another dog with a bigger steak. So he went after the bigger steak and got neither.
Also attributed to: Aesop
The point
A dog loses his steak by coveting the reflection of a bigger steak, illustrating the folly of greed.
Scripture
Exodus 20:17Luke 12:15Proverbs 15:27Hebrews 13:5
Audience
AdultsYouthChildren
Occasions
Sermon_on_contentment · Stewardship
Tone
Sobering · Convicting
To tell aloud
under a minute · 60 words