Aesop's Fables: Babrius
Babrius 109 = Perry
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"Μὴ λοξὰ βαίνειν" ἔλεγε καρκίνῳ
μήτηρ,
"ὑγρῇ τε πέτρῃ πλάγια κῶλα μὴ σύρειν."
ὁ δ' εἶπε "μῆτερ ἡ διδάσκαλος, πρώτη
ὀρθὴν ἄπελθε, καὶ βλέπων σε ποιήσω."
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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