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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 53 = Perry 159

Εἰς λύκον ἀλώπηξ ἐμπεσοῦσα δειλαίη
ζωγρεῖν ἐδεῖτο μηδὲ γραῦν ἀποκτείνειν.
ὁ δ' "ἢν λόγους μοι τρεῖς ἀληθινοὺς εἴπῃς,
ἐγώ σε νὴ τὸν Πᾶνα" φησί "ζωγρήσω."
ἡ δ' "εἴθε μέν μοι πρῶτα μὴ συνηντήκεις,
ἔπειτα δ' εἴθε τυφλὸς ὢν ὑπηντήκεις,
τρίτον δ' ἐπ' αὐτοῖς" εἶπε "μὴ σύ γ' εἰς ὥρας
ἵκοιο, μὴ δή μοι πάλιν συναντήσῃς."
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.