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cross  want  soon barn ask  selfish  manger 

One day a cross dog went into a barn and lay down in a manger.

 Soon an ox came into the barn. He had been atwork and was hungry.

He wanted the hay in the manger, but the cross dog would not let him come near it.

 "Do you want that hay?" asked the ox.

"No, I don't eat hay," said the dog.

"How selfish you are!" said the ox."You can not eat the hay, and you will not let me eat it."