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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 110 = Perry 330

Μέλλων ὁδεύειν τῆς κυνός τις ἑστώσης
εἶπεν "τί χάσκεις; πάνθ' ἕτοιμά σοι ποίει·
μετ' ἐμοῦ γὰρ ἥξεις." ἡ δὲ δεσπότην κέρκῳ
σαίνουσά φησι "πάντ' ἔχω· σὺ δηθύνεις."


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.