A piece of bone pressed into his mouth fell into the river due to barking. Now he lost his piece too.

He understood then that what he thought was another dog, that is his own shadow. In the greed of excess, he lost what he had. Now he was very sorry and hung back and came back to the village.

Moral :-

Greed is a bad thing. Do not be tempted It is bad to snatch things from others. Greed snatches our happiness, so one must rely on our hard work and take satisfaction in whatever is achieved through hard work. If we covet, then we may have to wash our hands even more than we have.