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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 62 = Perry 315

Ἡμίονος ἀργῆς χιλὸν ἐσθίων φάτνης
καὶ κριθιήσας ἐτρύχαζε κἀφώνει
τένοντα σείων "ἵππος ἐστί μοι μήτηρ,
ἐγὼ δ' ἐκείνης οὐδὲν ἐν δρόμοις ἥττων."
ἄφνω δ' ἔπαυσε τὸν δρόμον κατηφήσας·
ὄνου γὰρ εὐθὺς πατρὸς ὢν ἀνεμνήσθη.

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.