Babrius (Aesop's Fables)

Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Ἄρκτος φιλεῖν ἄνθρωπον ἐκτόπως ηὔχει·
νεκρὸν γὰρ αὐτοῦ σῶμ' ἔφασκε μὴ σύρειν.
πρὸς ἣν ἀλώπηξ εἶπε "μᾶλλον ᾑρούμην
εἰ νεκρὸν εἷλκες, τοῦ δὲ ζῶντος οὐχ ἥπτου."
Ὁ ζῶντα βλάπτων μὴ νεκρόν με θρηνείτω.

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.