Classroom:LING2208 - The dog and his reflection

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'English'

one day dog was wondering around looking for food. He spied a butcher's shop and went quickly in and stole a nice fat juicy bone from the shelf. Happily munching on the bone he went into the forest he soon came across a bridge as he crossed the bridge he looked down into the river and lo and behold what did he see he saw another dog exactly like him holding a bone in his mouth. The greedy dog decided that he wanted that bone too So he growled hoping that the other dog would drop the bone out of fear he would then grab the other bone and run away with two bones. As he gave out a loud snarl to scare off the other dog the bone fell from his mouth lost forever The dog in his greed has taken his own reflection in the river for another dog carrying a bone. he realized his folly too late and walked away hungry and sad but perhaps a little wiser.--Dorothee Beermann 14:03, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

one day a dog was wandering around looking for food he spied a butchers shop and went quickly in and stole a nice fat juice bone from the shelf happily munching on the bone he ran into the forest he soon came across a bridge as he crossed the bridge he looked down in to the river and lo and behold what did he see he saw another dog exactly like him holding a bone in his mouth the greedy doge decided that he wanted that bone too so he growled hoping that the other dog in the river would drop the bone out of fear he would then grab the other bone and run away with two bones but as he gave out a loud snowel to scare off the other dog the bone fell from his mouth into the river lost forever the dog in his greed had mistaken his own reflection in the river for another dog carrying a bone he realized his folly too late and walked away hungry and sad but perhaps a little wiser Nicklas Nilsen 14:02, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

One day a dog was wandering around looking for food he spied a butcher’s shop and went quickly in and stole a nice fat juicy bone from the shelf happily munching on the bone he ran into the forest he soon came across a bridge as he crossed the bridge he looked down into the river and lo and behold what did he see he saw another dog exactly like him holding a bone in his mouth the greedy dog decided that he wanted that bone too so he growled hoping that the other dog in the river would drop the bone out of fear he would then grab the other bone and run away with two bones but as he gave out a loud snarl to scare off the other dog the bone fell from his mouth into the river lost forever the dog in his greed had mistaken his own reflection in the river for another dog carrying a bone he realized his folly to late and walked away hungry and sad but perhaps a little wiser --Anders Lynghaug Haugen 14:04, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

One day a dog was wondering around looking for food he spotted a butcher’s shop and went quickly in and stole a nice fat juicy bone from the shelf happily munching on the bone he ran into the forest he soon came across a bridge as he crossed the bridge he looked down into the river and lo and behold what did he see he saw another dog exactly like him holding a bone in his mouth the greedy dog decided that he wanted that bone too so he growled hoping that the other dog in the river would drop the bone at the fear he would then grab the other bone and ran away with two bones but as he gave out a loud snore to scare off the other dog the bone fell from his mouth into the river lost forever the dog in his greed had mistaken his own reflection in the river for another dog carrying a bone he realized his folly too late and walked away angry and sad but perhaps a little wiser--Mark Nartey 14:06, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

ONE DAY A DOG WAS WANDERING AROUND LOOKING FOR FOOD. HE SPIED A BUTHCHERS SHOP AND WENT QUICKLY IN AND STOLE A NICE FAT JUICY BONE FROM THE SHELVE. HAPPILY MUNCHING ON THE BONE, HE RUNS INTO THE FOREST. HE SOON CAME ACROSS A BRIDGE, AS HE CROSSED THE BRIDGE, HE LOOKED DOWN INTO THE RIVER AND LO AND BEHOLD WHAT DID HE SEE? HE SAW ANOTHER DOG EXACTLY AS HIM HOLDING A BONE IN HIS MOUTH. THE GREEDY DOG DECIDED THAT, HE WANTED THAT BONE TOO, SO HE GROWLED, HOPING THAT THE OTHER DOG IN THE RIVER WILL DROP THE BONE OUT OF FEAR, HE WILL THEN GRAB THE OTHER BONE AND RUN AWAY WITH TWO BONES. BUT AS HE GAVE OUT A LAST SNORE TO SCARE OFF THE OTHER DOG, THE BONE FELL FROM HIS MOUTH INTO THE RIVER, LOST FOREVER. THE DOG IN HIS GREED, HAS MISTAKEN HIS OWN REFLECTION IN THE RIVER FOR ANOTHER DOG CARRYING A BONE. HE REALISED FOLLY TOO LATE AND WALK AWAY HUNGRY AND SAD BUT PERHAPS A LITTLE WISER. --Jacqueline Ofosu-Appiah 14:10, 14 January 2014 (UTC)

One day a dog was wandering around looking for food. He spied a butcher’s shop and went quickly in and stole a nice fat juicy bone from the shelf. Happily munching on the bone he run into the forest. He soon came across a bridge. As he crossed the bridge, he looked down into the river, and lo and behold what did he see? He saw another dog exactly like him holding a bone in his mouth. The greedy dog decided that he wanted that bone too. So he growled hoping that the other dog in the river will drop the bone out of fear. He would then grab the other bone and run away with two bones. But as he gave out a loud snarl to scare the other dog, the bone fell from his mouth into the river, lost forever. The dog, in his greed, had mistaken his own reflection in the river for another dog carrying a bone. He realized his folly too late and walked away hungry and sad, but perhaps a little wiser.--Beatrice Owusua Nyampong 23:31, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

='Multi-lingual'

Gbi ko lɛ, gbee ko nyiɛ eeya eeba ni eetao niyenii. Ena loohɔlɔ ko shwapo ni ebote mli oya ni eyaju wu fɛɛfɛo dɔkɔdɔkɔ agbo ko yɛ shɛɛfi lɛ nɔ. Be mli ni eekpe wu lɛ kɛ miishɛɛ, etse foi kɛbote koo lɛ mli. Etsɛɛɛ tsɔ ni ena briiji ko. Be mli ni eeyi briiji lɛ nɔ lɛ, ekwɛ faa lɛ mli ni naa kwɛ mɛni ena? Ena gbee kloklo tamɔ lɛ ni ehiɛ wu yɛ edaaŋ. Gbee amiyelɔ lɛ fee eyiŋ akɛ eetao wu kloklo lɛ hu, no hewɔɔ ebo ni eekpa gbɛ akɛ gbee kloklo lɛ ni yɔɔ faa lɛ mli lɛ baaŋmɛɛ ewu lɛ mli ni eeshe gbeyei hewɔ. Ebaakɔ wu kloklo lɛ ni ekɛ wui enyɔ baajofoi, shi be mli ni ebo waa koni ekɛwo gbee kloklo lɛ hegbeyei, wu ni yɔɔ edaaŋ lɛ gbee faa lɛ mli ni enaaa dɔŋŋ. Gbee amiyelɔ lɛ, ni eleee lɛ, jwɛŋ akɛ gbee kloklo ni hiɛ wu ji esusuma ni ena yɛ faa lɛ mli. Eyɔse efufeemɔ feesɛɛ ni eyimli ni emli ewola ni erɛɛ eho ehe, shi ekolɛ ni ehiɛ etɛŋ fe tsutsu.--Mark Nartey 21:16, 22 January 2014 (UTC)