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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 8 = Perry 287

Ἄραψ κάμηλον ἀχθίσας ἐπηρώτα
πότερ' ἀναβαίνειν μᾶλλον ἢ κάτω βαίνειν
αἱροῖτο. χὠ κάμηλος οὐκ ἄτερ μούσης
εἶφ' "ἡ γὰρ ὀρθὴ τῶν ὁδῶν ἀπεκλείσθη;"
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.