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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 52 = Perry 45

Εἰς ἄστυ τετράκυκλον ἄρσενες ταῦροι
ἅμαξαν ὤμοις εἷλκον· ἡ δ' ἐτετρίγει.
καὶ τὸν βοώτην θυμὸς εἶχε, τῇ δ' οὕτως
ἐγγὺς προσελθὼν εἶπεν ὡς ἀκουσθῆναι·
"ὦ παγκάκιστον κτημάτων, τί δὴ κρώζεις
ἄλλων ὑπ' ὤμων φερομένη σιωπώντων;"
[Κακοῦ πρὸς ἀνδρός ἐστι μακρὸν οἰμώζειν
ἄλλων πονούντων, αὐτὸς ὡσπερεὶ κάμνων.]


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.