The Dogs and the Cook

Series: Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories

Leo Tolstoy

This work is a novella that explores themes of morality, free will and the nature of good and evil. It tells the story of a group of dogs who are fed by a cook in a monastery. The dogs become increasingly dependent on the cook's food and begin to take it for granted. One dog, however, decides to steal from the other dogs and hoard the food for himself. This act sets off a chain reaction of events that ultimately leads to chaos and destruction among the group. The... AI Generated Content

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