O besedilu
Osel in škržati
- Vir
- Ezopove basni
- Avtor
- Ezop / Karl Halm
- Jezik branja
- English
- Jezik izvirnika
- Ancient Greek
- Čas branja
- 1 min branja
- Obseg
- 1 stran
- Naslov izvirnika
- 337. Ὄνος καὶ Τέττιγες. (F. 137. C. 255 e p. 389.)
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
Osel in škržati
An ass heard cicadas singing and was delighted by their lovely voices. Envious of their sweetness, he asked, “What do you eat to produce such a voice?” When they answered, “Dew,” the ass lived on dew alone and starved to death.
So those who desire what is contrary to their nature not only fail to attain what they seek, but also suffer the greatest misfortunes.
Izvirnik
337. Ὄνος καὶ Τέττιγες. (F. 137. C. 255 e p. 389.)
Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.
Ὄνος ἀκούσας τεττίγων ᾀδόντων, ἥσθη ἐπὶ τῇ εὐφωνίᾳ, καὶ ζηλώσας αὐτῶν τὴν ἡδύτητα εἶπε· ,,τί σιτούμενοι τοιαύτην φωνὴν ἀφίετε ; Τῶν δὲ εἰπόντων δρόσον, ὁ ὄνος προσπαραμένων τῇ δρόσῳ, λιμῷ διεφθάρη.
Οὕτως οἱ τῶν παρὰ φύσιν ἐπιθυμοῦντες, παρὰ τὸ μὴ ἐπιτυχεῖν ὧν ἐφίενται, καὶ τὰ μέγιστα δυστυχοῦσιν.
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