"Dog and its reflection" is one of Aesop's Fables.
There was once a dog carrying a piece of meat next to a stream. The dog looked and saw its reflection in the water, taking it as another dog carrying a bigger meat, the dog dropped the meat and attacked the reflection.
Tropes:
- Dogs Are Dumb: A meat carrying dog sees its own reflection as another dog with a bigger meat and attacks it so it could get the bigger meat.
- Greed Makes You Dumb: The meat carrying dog is so greedy it sees its own reflection as someone else carrying a bigger meat, and attacks it to get it.
- Minimalist Cast: The dog is the only character.
- Nameless Narrative: No one is named in this tale.
- The Noun and the Noun: It is called "dog and its reflection".