English for Everybody - Beginners course

Articles

Here is a well-known fable for you. Read it and add the missing articles. If you don't need an article leave the box blank. 'Check Answers' when you have finished, and then keep making corrections until the story is right!

 

fable from Aesop

'manger' holds food for cows to eat. One day dog saw manger and decided to sleep in it. When cows which used to eat from manger came near, dog growled and barked at them. So even though dog could not eat straw, he stopped others from eating it.

So today person who stops others from using things he can't use himself is called ' dog in manger.'

 

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