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Lev in žaba

Ezopove basni · Ezop / Karl Halm
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O besedilu

Lev in žaba

Vir
Ezopove basni
Avtor
Ezop / Karl Halm
Jezik branja
English
Jezik izvirnika
Ancient Greek
Čas branja
1 min branja
Obseg
1 stran
Naslov izvirnika
248b . Ἄλλως. (S. 139. F.90. C. p.298.)

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

Lev in žaba

A lion, hearing a frog croaking, turned toward the sound, supposing it to be some great beast. But after waiting a little while, he saw the frog emerge from the pond, went up to it, and trampled it underfoot, saying, “Let no one be alarmed by what he hears before he sees it.” This fable applies to a loudmouthed man who can do nothing but talk.

Izvirnik

248b . Ἄλλως. (S. 139. F.90. C. p.298.)

Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.

Λέων ἀκούσας βατράχου κεκραγότος, ἐπεστράφη πρὸς τὴν φωνὴν, οἰόμενος μέγα τι ζῶον εἶναι· προσμείνας δὲ μικρὸν χρόνον, ὡς ἐθεάσατο αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς λίμνης ἐξελθόντα, προσελθὼν κατεπάτησεν, εἰπών· „μηδένα ἀκοὴ ταραττέτω πρὸ τῆς θέας.“ Ὁ λόγος εὔκαιρος πρὸς ἄνδρα γλωσσώδη, οὐδὲν πλέον τοῦ λαλεῖν δυνάμενον.