Aesop's Fables: Babrius
Babrius 121 = Perry 7
Ὄρνις ποτ' ἠσθένησε. τῇ δὲ προσκύψας
αἴλουρος εἶπε "πῶς ἔχεις; τίνων χρῇζεις;
ἐγὼ παρέξω πάντα σοι· μόνον σώζου."
ἡ δ' "ἢν ἀπέλθῃς" εἶπεν "οὐκ ἀποθνῄσκω."
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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