Waltey

Prevod

A country mouse became friends with a town mouse, and, to seal their friendship, he was the first to invite the town mouse to his home in the fields. There he welcomed him and set before him such fare as the countryside provides for those who live there. To repay his hospitality, the town mouse brought the country mouse to town and took him into a wealthy man’s house. But just as they were about to taste the food, someone came along and interrupted them; every time they tried to eat, they were driven away before they could sample the delicacies. At last the country mouse said, “I am leaving. I prefer the simple fare of the fields to the luxuries of town.” So those who have modest possessions are better off than the rich.

Izvirnik

Μῦς ἀρουραῖος ἀστικῷ γίνεται φίλος μυῒ, καὶ τὴν φιλίαν πιστούμενος πρῶτος εἰς ἀγρὸν τὸν ἀστικὸν παρελάμιβανε, καὶ ξενίαν αὐτῷ παρετίθει καὶ τράπεζαν, ἃ φέρειν οἶδε τοῖς ἐνοικοῦσιν ἀγρός. Ἀμειβόμενος δὲ τὴν ξενίαν ὁ ἀστικὸς εἰς ἄστυ τὸν ἀρουραῖον ἐκόμιζε, καὶ εἰς ἀνδρὸς εὐπόρου παρελάμβανεν οἶκον. Ὡς δὲ τῶν ὄντων ἤδη προσάπτεσθαι ἤθελον, προσιών τις ἀνέκοπτε· καὶ τοσαυτάκις τῆς ἐν τοῖς ὄψοις ἀπηλαύνοντο πείρας, ὁσάκις ἐπειρῶντο μεταλαμβάνειν. Καὶ τελευταῖον ὁ ἀρουραῖος„ ἄπειμι“ ἔφη, „τὴν ἐν ἀγροῖς προτιμῶν μετριότητα τῆς ἐν ἄστει τρυφῆς.“

Οὕτως οἱ μέτρια κτώμενοι τῶν πλουτούντων εἰσὶν αἱρετώτεροι.

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