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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 139 = Perry 358

Ὄνος λεοντῆν ἰσχίοις ἐφαπλώσας
ἔφασκεν εἶναι πᾶσι φοβερὸς ἀνθρώποις·
σκιρτῶν δ' ἐπήδα, καὶ φυγὴ μὲν ἀνθρώπων
δι' αὐτὸν ἦν, φυγὴ δὲ ποιμνίων πάντων.
ἀνέμου δ' ἀέντος, τῆς δορῆς δὲ τοῦ νώτου
ἀπορρυείσης ὄνος ἐὼν ἐφωράθη.
καὶ τις πρὸς αὐτὸν εἶπε τῷ ξύλῳ παίων·
"ὄνος πεφυκὼς μὴ λέοντα μιμήσῃ." 

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.