The Stray Dogs
Five stray dogs were roaming about looking for something to eat when they came to a deep river．On the river bed they could see a bag full of bones that someone had thrown away． The bones looked very good and the dogs sat on the bank with their mouths watering，wondering how they could get at them．
“There is only one thing to do，”said the oldest dog at last．“We must drink up all the water． Then we shall be able to jump in and feast to our hearts' content．Come on，let's begin．”
The five dogs began to lap at the water flowing past．They drank and they drank and they drank．In fact they drank so much that before long they burst themselves with drinking！
The river took no notice．It flowed on as fully as ever，washing over the bones，wearing them away in its current until only a pile of whitened sticks remained．
Don't try to do the impossible．
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