A man who had killed someone was being pursued by his victim’s relatives. When he reached the River Nile, a wolf crossed his path. Frightened, he climbed a tree beside the river and hid there. But when he saw a viper coming toward him, he let himself drop into the river, where a crocodile caught him and devoured him.
The fable shows that for those stained with bloodguilt, no element—earth, air, or water—offers safety.
Ἄνθρωπόν τις ἀποκτείνας ὑπὸ τῶν αὐτοῦ συγγενῶν ἐδιώκετο. Γενόμενος δὲ κατὰ τὸν Νεῖλον ποταμὸν, λύκου αὐτῷ ἀπαντήσαντος, φοβηθεὶς ἀνέβη ἐπί τι δένδρον τῷ ποταμῷ παρακείμενον, κἀκεῖ ἐκρύπτετο. Θεασάμενος δὲ ἐνταῦθα ἔχιν κατʼ αὐτοῦ ἐρχόμενον, ἑαυτὸν εἰς τὸν ποταμὸν καθῆκεν· ἐν δὲ τούτῳ ὑποδεξάμενος αὐτὸν κροκόδειλος κατεθοινήσατο.
Ὁ λόγος δηλοῖ, ὅτι τοῖς ἐναγέσι τῶν ἀνθρώπων οὔτε γῆς οὔτε ἀέρος οὔτε ὕδατος στοιχεῖον ἀσφαλές ἐστιν.
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