Each question below is a plan for a narrative paragraph. The events in the plans are not in the correct chronological order. Select the letter of the answer that numbers the events in the proper time sequence. Aesop's fable about a dog and his reflection teaches a lesson about greed.
____ In the reflection, he thought he saw another dog with another piece of meat in his mouth, so he decided to get that one, too.
____ Now the dog had nothing at all to eat.
____ A dog was happily carrying a piece of meat in his mouth and came to a bridge he had to cross.
____ While crossing the bridge, he saw his reflection in the water of a running brook.
____ When he snapped at the reflection, the meat dropped from his mouth into the water and sank.
A) 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
B) 3, 5, 1, 2, 4
C) 4, 2, 3, 1, 5

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The paragraph begins by introducing a dog with a piece of meat who comes to a bridge (event 3). While crossing the bridge, he sees his reflection in the water (event 5). In the reflection, he sees another dog with another piece of meat in its mouth and decides to go after that one as well (event 1). As a result, he loses the meat he had originally and has nothing to eat (event 2). The proper time sequence is 3, 5, 1, 2, 4, which is represented by option B.

Each Question Below Is a Plan for a Narrative Paragraph