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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 55 = Perry 292

Ἕνα βοῦν τις εἶχε, τὴν ὄνον δὲ συζεύξας
ἠροτρία, πτωχῶς μέν, ἀλλ' ἀναγκαίως.
ἐπεὶ δὲ τοὔργον ἐτετέλεστο καὶ λύειν
ἔμελλε αὐτούς, ἥ τ' ὄνος διηρώτα
τὸν βοῦν "τίς ἄξει τῷ γέροντι τὰ σκεύη;"
ὁ δὲ βοῦς πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπεν "ὅσπερ εἰώθει." 
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.