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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 73 = Perry 396

Ἰκτῖνος ἄλλην ὀξέην εἶχε κλαγγήν·
ἵππου δ' ἀκούσας χρεμετίσαντος εὐφώνως,
μιμούμενος τὸν ἵππον οὔτε τὴν κρείττω
φωνὴν θελήσας ἔσχεν οὔτε τὴν πρώτην.

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.