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Maček in kokoši

Ezopove basni · Ezop / Karl Halm
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O besedilu

Maček in kokoši

Vir
Ezopove basni
Avtor
Ezop / Karl Halm
Jezik branja
English
Jezik izvirnika
Ancient Greek
Čas branja
1 min branja
Obseg
1 stran
Naslov izvirnika
16. Αἴλουρος καὶ Ὄρνιθες. (S. 7. C. 150. F. 14.)

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

Maček in kokoši

A cat heard that the hens on a certain farm were ill, so he disguised himself as a doctor, gathered the tools of the trade, and went to visit them. Standing outside the farmhouse, he asked how they were feeling. “Quite well,” they replied, “provided you go away.” So too, wicked people cannot deceive the wise, however convincingly they pretend to be good.

Izvirnik

16. Αἴλουρος καὶ Ὄρνιθες. (S. 7. C. 150. F. 14.)

Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.

Αἴλουρος ἀκούσας ὅτι ἔν τινι ἐπαύλει ὄρνιθες νοσοῦσι, σχηματίσας ἑαυτὸν εἰς ἰατρὸν, καὶ τὰ τῆς ἐπιστήμης πρόσφορα ἀναλαβὼν ἐργαλεῖα, παρεγένετο, καὶ στὰς πρὸ τῆς ἐπαύλεως, ἐπυνθάνετο αὐτῶν πῶς ἔχοιεν· αἱ δὲ ὑποτυχοῦσαι ,,καλῶς,“ ἔφασαν, „ἐὰν σὺ ἐντεῦθεν ἀπαλλαγῇς.“

Οὕτω καὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἱ πονηροὶ τοὺς φρονίμους οὐ λανθάνουσι, κἄν τὰ μάλιστα χρηστότητα ὑποκρίνωνται.