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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 17 = Perry 79

Αἴλουρος ὄρνεις οἰκίης ἐνεδρεύων
ὡς θύλακός τις πασσάλων ἀπηρτήθη.
τὸν δ' εἶδ' ἀλέκτωρ πινυτὸς ἀγκυλογλώχιν,
καὶ ταῦτ' ἐκερτόμησεν ὀξὺ φωνήσας·
"πολλοὺς μὲν οἶδα θυλάκους ἰδὼν ἤδη·
οὐδεὶς δ' ὀδόντας εἶχε ζῶντος αἰλούρου." 


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.