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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 69 = Perry 331

Θάμνου λαγωὸν δασυπόδην ἀναστήσας
κύων ἐδίωκεν οὐκ ἄπειρος ἀγρεύειν,
δρόμῳ δ' ἐλείφθη. καὶ τις αἰπόλος σκώπτων
"ὁ πηλίκος σου" φησίν " εὑρέθη θάσσων."
ὁ δ' εἶπεν "ἄλλως ἄλλον ἁρπάσαι σπεύδων
τρέχει τις, ἄλλως δ' αὑτὸν ἐκ κακοῦ σώζων."


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.