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Reke in morje

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O besedilu

Reke in morje

Vir
Ezopove basni
Avtor
Ezop / Karl Halm
Jezik branja
English
Jezik izvirnika
Ancient Greek
Čas branja
1 min branja
Obseg
1 stran
Naslov izvirnika
380. Ποταμοὶ καὶ Θάλασσα. (C. 371. F. 330.)

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

Reke in morje

The rivers gathered together and accused the sea, saying to her, “Why is it that, though we are sweet and fit to drink when we flow into your waters, you make us salty and undrinkable?” The sea, seeing that they were blaming her, replied, “Then do not come, and you will not become salty.” This fable illustrates those who unjustly blame the very people from whom they benefit.

Izvirnik

380. Ποταμοὶ καὶ Θάλασσα. (C. 371. F. 330.)

Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.

Ποταμοὶ συνῆλθον ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ, καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν κατῃτιῶντο, λέγοντες αὐτῇ· ,,διὰ τί ἡμᾶς, εἰσερχομένους ἐν τοῖς σοῖς ὕδασι, καὶ ὑπάρχοντας ποτίμους καὶ γλυκεῖς, ἀπεργάζῃ ἁλμυροὺς καὶ ἀπότους;“ Ἡ δὲ θάλασσα ἰδοῦσα, ὅτι αὐτῆς καταμέμφονται, λέγει πρὸς αὐτούς· ,,μὴ ἔρχεσθε καὶ μὴ γίνεσθε ἀλμυροι.“

Οὗτος ὁ μῦθος ποριστᾷ τοὺς ἀκαίρως αἰτιωμένους τινὰς, καὶ παρʼ αὐτῶν μᾶλλον ὠφελουμένους.