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Lev, osel in lisica

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O besedilu

Lev, osel in lisica

Vir
Ezopove basni
Avtor
Ezop / Karl Halm
Jezik branja
English
Jezik izvirnika
Ancient Greek
Čas branja
1 min branja
Obseg
1 stran
Naslov izvirnika
260. Λέων, Ὄνος καὶ Ἀλώπηξ. (C. 38 et p.298. S.147. F.109.)

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, osel in lisica

A lion, a donkey, and a fox formed a partnership and went out hunting. When they had caught a great deal of game, the lion ordered the donkey to divide it among them. The donkey made three equal portions and invited the others to choose. Enraged, the lion devoured the donkey. Then he ordered the fox to divide the spoils. She heaped everything into a single portion, leaving only a little for herself. The lion said to her, “Who taught you to divide things so well, my dear?” She replied, “The donkey’s misfortune.” The fable shows that people learn wisdom from the misfortunes of others.

Izvirnik

260. Λέων, Ὄνος καὶ Ἀλώπηξ. (C. 38 et p.298. S.147. F.109.)

Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.

Λέων καὶ ὄνος καὶ ἀλώπηξ κοινωνίαν ποιησάμενοι ἐξῆλθον πρὸς ἄγραν. Πολλῆς οὖν θήρας συλληφθείσης, προσέταξεν ὁ λέων τῷ ὄνῳ διελεῖν αὐτοῖς. Ὁ δὲ τρεῖς μερίδας ποιησάμενος ἐκ τῶν ἴσων, ἐκλέξασθαι τούτους προὐτρέπετο. Καὶ ὁ λέων θυμωθεὶς τὸν ὄνον κατέφαγεν. Εἶτα τῇ ἀλώπεκι μερίζειν ἐκέλευσεν. Ἡ δ᾿ εἰς μίαν μερίδα πάντα σωρεύσασα, ἑαυτῇ βραχύ τι κατέλιπε. Καὶ ὁ λέων πρὸς αὐτήν· „τίς σε, ὦ βελτίστη, διαιρεῖν οὕτως ἐδίδαξεν;“ δʼ εἶπεν· „ἡ τοῦ ὄνου συμφορά.“

Ὁ μῦθος δηλοῖ, ὅτι σωφρονισμοὶ γίνονται τοῖς ἀνθρώποις τὰ τῶν πέλας δυστυχήματα.