TotallyObsessive: Wow I really didn't expect to get any reviews so quickly! Thanks for reading and here is the next chapter. (Same rules apply from the last) Oh and if you have any requests for Fables you might want me to use feel free to tell me.
Disclaimer: Yeah I still don't own Naruto or Aesop's Fables, although I do own this idea… hopfully.
Naruto's Fables
Act Two
The Dog and His Shadow
"If you would all quiet down we can begin the next scene." The small crowd continued with their conversations, as kids usually do when told to quiet down. The Lazy ninja speaking rubbed his temples. He could feel a headache coming on, and if he had to sit hear teaching morals all day, he was not going to risk having a headache. The ninja took a deep breath and let it out all at once.
"EVERYBODY SHUT UP!" He screamed. Everyone stopped to stare at this very out of character, person. But he achieved his goal and there was silence. The chunin stopped and coughed not fully expecting that to work.
"Right, Now if you will, we can start the next act." The silence continued throughout the auditorium. So the last ninja continued with his job.
"Presenting, Act Two, The Dog and his Shadow."
"One day a dog stole a piece of meat from a butcher shop, and on his way to a safe place where he could eat it without interruption he had to cross a footbridge over a clear stream. Looking down he saw his own reflection in the water." A fuzzy brown dog with what a appeared to be red triangles on his cheeks. Skipped across the stage with what appeared to be a steak in his mouth. For some reason the dog holding the bloody steak did not seem disgusted by it but more then likely was trying to eat it without getting noticed.
"Thinking that the reflection was another dog with another piece of meat, and being a greedy dog, he made the decision that he also wanted that piece of meat." The brown dogs eyes were glowing with the thought of getting more food.
"So he snarled and made a grab for the other dog's meat. As his greedy mouth opened-" The narrator paused to let out a yawn, ignoring the glares he got from the audience.
"Right sorry, as his greedy mouth opened, out dropped the piece of meat as it fell into the stream and was lost." 'Awwwws' were heard from the girls in the audience as the brown dog hesitantly opened his mouth and let the meat drop into the river and it was pulled away by the currents. Tears ran down the dogs face as he slowly made his way of the stage. The narrator turned to the audience, a lazy look on his face.
"The moral of this story is, Grasp at the shadow and lose the substance." With that the boy walked off the stage. The audience gave each other strange looks, they didn't really understand what the moral meant. Ino gave a sigh at her teammates intelligence once again confused Konoha's general population. She walked onto the stage and turned to the audience.
"What Shikamaru means is, Don't try to get what's not really there, if you do, you'll lose what you already have." There were 'ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhssss' throughout the audience and nods of understanding. Ino smiled to herself as she hopped back stage.
"Nice job interpreting the moral Ino." Ino smiled.
"Thanks Choji. Hey what's that noise?" She asked Choji looked around.
"Oh that's just Kiba crying cause he had to drop the meat… I understand his feelings. It's hard to lose food." Ino rolled her eyes, Kiba didn't fit greedy dog to well, dog, duh, but not greedy. Ino shrugged and went off to prepare for the next act.
TotallyObsessive: Alright well thanks for reading and if you couldn't tell Shikamaru was the narrator and Kiba was the dog. Next Time: The Eagle, The Wildcat and the Sow.
