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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 41 = Perry 371

Διαρραγῆναί φασιν ἐκ μέσου νώτου
δράκοντι μῆκος ἐξισουμένην σαύραν.
Βλάψεις σεαυτὸν κοὐδὲν ἄλλο ποιήσεις,
ἢν τόν γε λίαν ὑπερέχοντα 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.