Prevod
A hungry fox spotted some bread and meat that shepherds had left in the hollow of an oak tree. She crawled inside and ate it all, but her belly swelled so much that she could not get out, and she began to groan and lament. Another fox passing by heard her groans, came over, and asked what was wrong. When she learned what had happened, she said, “You must stay here until you are as thin as you were when you went in. Then you will get out easily.” The fable shows that time resolves difficulties.
Izvirnik
Ἀλώπηξ λιμώττουσα ὡς ἐθεάσατο ἔν τινι δρυὸς κοιλώματι ἄρτους καὶ κρέα ὑπό τινων ποιμένων καταλελειμμένα, ταῦτα εἰσελθοῦσα κατέφαγεν· ἐξογκωθεῖσα δὲ τὴν γαστέρα, ἐπειδὴ οὐκ ἠδύνατο ἐξελθεῖν, ἐστέναζε καὶ ὠδύρετο. Ἑτέρα δὲ ἀλώπηξ τῇδε παριοῦσα εἰσήκουσε αὐτῆς τῶν στεναγμῶν, καὶ προσελθοῦσα ἐπυνθάνετο τὴν αἰτίαν. Μαθοῦσα δὲ τὰ γεγενημένα, ἔφη πρὸς αὐτήν· ,,ἀλλὰ μενετέον σοι ἐνταῦθα, ἕως ἄν τοιαύτη γένῃ, ὁποία οὖσα εἰσῆλθες, καὶ οὕτω ῥᾳδίως ἐξελεύσῃ.“
Ὁ λόγος δηλοῖ, ὅτι τὰ χαλεπὰ τῶν πραγμάτων ὁ χρόνος διαλύει.
