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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 92 = Perry 326

Λέοντα τις κυνηγὸς οὐχὶ τολμήεις
ἴχνευεν ὀρέων ἐν βαθυσκίοις ὕλαις·
δρυτόμῳ δὲ μακρῆς ἐγγὺς ἐντυχὼν πεύκης
"ὢ πρός σε νυμφῶν," εἶπεν, "ἆρα γινώσκεις
ἴχνη λέοντος ὅστις ὧδε φωλεύει;"
κἀκεῖνος εἶπεν "ἀλλὰ σὺν θεῷ βαίνεις·
αὐτὸν γὰρ ἤδη τὸν λέοντά σοι δείξω."
ὁ δ' ὠχριήσας γομφίους τε συγκρούων
"μή μοι χαρίζου" φησί "πλεῖον οὗ χρῄζω,
τὸ δ' ἴχνος εἰπέ· τὸν λέοντα μὴ δείξῃς."


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.