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Kozliček in volk

Ezopove basni · Ezop / Karl Halm
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O besedilu

Kozliček in volk

Vir
Ezopove basni
Avtor
Ezop / Karl Halm
Jezik branja
English
Jezik izvirnika
Ancient Greek
Čas branja
1 min branja
Obseg
1 stran
Naslov izvirnika
134. Ἔριφος καὶ Λύκος. (S. 98. C. 94 et p.318. F. 74.)

O izvirniku

Ezopove basni

Kratke basni, kjer živali v nekaj potezah razkrijejo človeške slabosti. Bralni jezik je English, izvirnik pa prihaja iz vira Ezopove basni v jeziku Ancient Greek.

Besedilo

Kozliček in volk

A kid that had fallen behind the flock was being pursued by a wolf. Turning to the wolf, the kid said, “I know, wolf, that I am to be your meal. But so that I may not die without honor, play the flute for me, and let me dance.” While the wolf played and the kid danced, the dogs heard the music and came running out to chase the wolf away. Turning to the kid, the wolf said, “This serves me right! A butcher like me should never have tried to play the flutist.” So those who act without regard for the circumstances lose even what they already have in their grasp.

Izvirnik

134. Ἔριφος καὶ Λύκος. (S. 98. C. 94 et p.318. F. 74.)

Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.

Ἔριφος ὑστερήσας ἀπὸ ποίμνης ὑπὸ λύκου κατεδιώκετο· ἐπιστραφεὶς δὲ ὁ ἔριφος λέγει τῷ λύκῳ· ,,πέπεισμαι, λύκε, ὅτι σὸν βρῶμά εἰμι· ἀλλʼ ἵνα μὴ ἀδόξως ἀποθάνω, αὔλησον, ὅπως ὀρχήσωμαι.“ Αὐλοῦντος δὲ τοῦ λύκου καὶ τοῦ ἐρίφου ὀρχουμένου, οἱ κύνες ἀκούσαντες καὶ ἐξελθόντες τὸν λύκον ἐδίωκον· ὁ δὲ ἐπιστραφεὶς λέγει τῷ ἐρίφῳ· ,,ταῦτα ἐμοὶ καλῶς γίνεται· ἔδει γάρμε, μακελλάριον ὄντα, αὐλητὴν μὴ μιμεῖσθαι.“

Οὕτως οἱ παρὰ γνώμην τοῦ καιροῦ τι πράττοντες καὶ ὧν ἐν χερσὶν ἔχουσιν ὑστεροῦνται.