O besedilu
Lastovka in ptice
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- 417. Χελιδών καὶ Ὄρνιθες. (S. 39.)
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
Lastovka in ptice
When the mistletoe first began to grow, the swallow foresaw the danger threatening the birds. She gathered them all together and advised them, if possible, to cut the mistletoe from the oaks that bore it. If this proved beyond their power, they should seek refuge with humankind and beg people not to use the sticky substance made from mistletoe to catch them. But the birds accused her of talking nonsense, so she went herself to seek human protection. People welcomed her for her wisdom and took her into their homes. And so it came about that the other birds were caught and eaten, while the swallow alone, as a creature under their protection, could build her nest without fear even in their houses.
The fable shows that those who foresee what is to come are naturally able to ward off danger.
Izvirnik
417. Χελιδών καὶ Ὄρνιθες. (S. 39.)
Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.
Ἄρτι τοῦ ἰξοῦ φυομένου ἡ χελιδών αἰσθομένη τὸν ἐνιστάμενον τοῖς πτηνοῖς κίνδυνον, συναθροίσασα πάντα τὰ ὄρνεα, συνεβούλευεν αὐτοῖς μάλιστα μὲν ταῖς ἰξοφόροις δρυσὶν (τὸν ἰξὸν) ἐκκόψαι, εἰ δʼ ἄρα τοῦτο αὐτοῖς ἀδύνατον, ἐπὶ τούς ἀνθρώπους καταφυγεῖν, καὶ τούτους ἱκετεύσοι, ὅπως μὴ χρησάμενοι τῇ τοῦ ἰξοῦ ἐνεργείᾳ συλλαμβάνωσιν αὐτά. Τῶν δὲ ἐγκαλεσάντων αὐτῇ ὡς ματαιολογούσῃ, αὕτη παραγενομένη ἱκέτις τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐγένετο· οἱ δʼ ἀποδεξάμενοι αὐτὴν ἐπὶ τῇ συνέσει, καὶ σύνοικον αὐτοῖς προσλαβόμενοι, οὕτω συνέβη, τὰ λοιπὰ ὄρνεα ὑπὸ τῶν ἀνθρώπων κατεσθίεσθαι, μόνην δὲ τὴν χελιδόνα ὡς πρόσφυγον καὶ ἐν ταῖς αὐτῶν οἰκίαις ἀδεῶς νεοττοποιεῖσθαι.
Ὀ λόγος δηλοῖ, ὅτι οἱ τὰ μέλλοντα προορώμενοι εἰκότως τούς κινδύνους διακρούονται.
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