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Aesop's Fables: Babrius

Babrius 87 = Perry 136

Κύων λαγωὸν ἐξ ὄρους ἀναστήσας
ἐδίωκε, δάκνων αὐτὸν εἰ κατειλήφει,
μεταστραφείς τ' ἔσαινεν ὡς φίλῳ ψαύων.
ὁ λαγωός "ἁπλοῦν" εἶπε "θηρίον γίνου.
φίλος εἶ; τί δάκνεις; ἐχθρὸς εἶ; τί οὖν σαίνεις;"
[Ἀμπίβολος οὗτός ἐστι νοῦς ἐν ἀνθρώποις,
οἷς οὔτ' ἀπιστεῖν ἔχομεν οὔτε πιστεύειν.]

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.