The Dog and His Reflection

The Dog and His Reflection

Kaituhi
authorPhitcha Sompanya

A Dog is very foolish to be greedy.

age3 - 6 tau te pakeke
emotional intelligence
fictionanimalgreeddognatureself-reflectionhumoradventurechildren's literature
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