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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 90 = Perry 341

Λέων ἐλύσσα. τὸν δὲ νεβρὸς ἐξ ὕλης
ἰδὼν ἔφησεν "ἡμέων ταλαιπώρων·
τί γὰρ μεμηνὼς οὗτος οὐχὶ ποιήσει,
ὃς ἦν φορητὸς οὐδὲ σωφρονῶν ἥμιν;"
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.