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Mravlja in golobica

Ezopove basni · Ezop / Karl Halm
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O besedilu

Mravlja in golobica

Vir
Ezopove basni
Avtor
Ezop / Karl Halm
Jezik branja
English
Jezik izvirnika
Ancient Greek
Čas branja
1 min branja
Obseg
1 stran
Naslov izvirnika
296. Μύρμηξ καὶ Περιστερά. (C. 41. S. 165.)

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

Mravlja in golobica

A thirsty ant went down to a spring, but was swept away by the current and was drowning. A dove saw what was happening, broke off a twig from a tree, and dropped it into the spring. The ant climbed onto it and was saved. Some time later, a birdcatcher fitted his limed reeds together and approached to catch the dove. Seeing this, the ant bit the birdcatcher’s foot. In pain, he dropped the reeds, causing the dove to fly away at once.

The fable shows that we should repay those who have done us kindness.

Izvirnik

296. Μύρμηξ καὶ Περιστερά. (C. 41. S. 165.)

Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.

Μύρμηξ διψήσας, κατελθὼν εἰς πηγὴν, παρασυρεὶς ὑπὸ τοῦ ῥεύματος, ἀπεπνίγετο. Περιστερὰ δὲ τοῦτο θεασαμένη, κλῶνα δένδρου περιελοῦσα, εἰς τὴν πηγὴν ἔδῤῤιψεν, ἐφʼ οὐ καὶ καθίσας ὁ μύρμηξ διεσώθη. Ἰξευτὴς δέ τις μετὰ τοῦτο τοὺς καλάμους συνθεὶς, ἐπὶ τὸ τὴν περιστερὰν συλλαβεῖν ᾔει. Τοῦτο δʼ ὁ μύρμηξ ἐωρακὼς, τὸν τοῦ ἰξευτοῦ πόδα ἔδακεν. Ὁ δὲ ἀλγήσας τούς τε καλάμους ἔῤῤιψε, καὶ τὴν περιστερὰν αὐτίκα φυγεῖν ἐποίησεν.

Ὁ μῦθος δηλοῖ, ὅτι δεῖ τοῖς εὐεργέταις χάριν ἀποδιδόναι.