Babrius (Aesop's Fables)

Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Ζεὺς ἐν πίθῳ τὰ χρηστὰ πάντα συλλέξας
ἔθηκεν αὐτὸν πωμάσας παρ' ἀνθρώπῳ.
ὁ δ' ἀκρατὴς ἄνθρωπος εἰδέναι σπεύδων
τί ποτ' ἦν ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ τὸ πῶμα κινήσας,
διῆκ' ἀπελθεῖν αὐτὰ πρὸς θεῶν οἴκους,
κἀκεῖ πέτεσθαι τῆς τε γῆς ἄνω φεύγειν.
μόνη δ' ἔμεινεν ἐλπίς, ἣν κατειλήφει
τεθὲν τὸ πῶμα, τοιγὰρ ἐλπὶς ἀνθρώποις
μόνη σύνεστι, τῶν πεφευγότων ἥμας
ἀγαθῶν ἕκαστον ἐγγυωμένη δώσειν.

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.