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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 91 = Perry 217

Λέοντα φεύγων ταῦρος εἰς ἐρημαίην
σπήλυγγα κατέδυ ποιμένων ὀρειφοίτων,
ὅπου τράγος τις χωρὶς αἰπόλου μείνας
τὸν ταῦρον ἐμβὰς τοῖς κέρασιν ἐξώθει.
ὁ δ' εἶπεν "οὐ σέ, τόν λέοντα δ' ἐκκλίνων
ἀνέξομαί σου μικρὰ τῆς ἐπηρείης·
ἐπεὶ παρελθέτω με, καὶ τότε γνώσῃ
πόσον τράγου μεταξὺ καὶ πόσον ταύρου." 

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.