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.
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