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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 101 = Perry 344

Λύκος τις ἁδρὸς ἐν λύκοις ἐγεννήθη,
λέοντα δ' αὐτὸν ἐπεκάλουν. ὁ δ' ἀγνώμων
τὴν δόξαν οὐκ ἤνεγκε, τῶν δὲ συμφύλων
ἀποστατήσας τοῖς λέουσιν ὡμίλει.
κερδὼ δ' ἐπισκώπτουσα "μὴ φρενωθείην"
ἔφη "τοσοῦτον ὡς σὺ νῦν ἐτυφώθης·
σὺ γὰρ ὡς ἀληθῶς ἐν λύκοις λέων φαίνῃ,
ἐν δ' αὖ λεόντων συγκρίσει λύκος γίνῃ."

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.