Aesop's Fables: Babrius
Babrius 105 = Perry
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Λύκος ποτ' ἄρας
πρόβατον ἐκ μέσης ποίμνης
ἐκόμιζεν οἴκαδ'· ᾧ λέων συναντήσας
ἀπέσπας' αὐτοῦ. καὶ λύκος σταθεὶς πόρρω
"ἀδίκως μ' ἀφείλω τῶν ἐμῶν" ἐκεκράγει.
λέων δὲ τερφθεὶς εἶπε τὸν λύκον σκώπτων
"σοὶ γὰρ δικαίως ὑπὸ φίλων ἐδωρήθη;"
Ben
Perry, Babrius and Phaedrus (Loeb). This edition contains the Greek
texts of Babrius, with a facing English translation, and an extensive index covering
the Greek and Latin fable tradition. This book is an absolute must for anyone
interested in the Aesopic fable tradition. Invaluable.
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