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Volkovi in ovce

Ezopove basni · Ezop / Karl Halm
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O besedilu

Volkovi in ovce

Vir
Ezopove basni
Avtor
Ezop / Karl Halm
Jezik branja
English
Jezik izvirnika
Ancient Greek
Čas branja
1 min branja
Obseg
1 stran
Naslov izvirnika
268b. Αλλως. (C. p. 156.)

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

Volkovi in ovce

In the days when all animals spoke the same language, the wolves made war on the sheep. But the dogs allied themselves with the flock and drove the wolves away. So the wolves sent an envoy to tell the sheep that, if they wished to live in peace and have no fear of war, they must hand over the dogs. The sheep foolishly agreed and surrendered the dogs, whereupon the wolves tore the dogs to pieces and slaughtered the sheep with ease.

Izvirnik

268b. Αλλως. (C. p. 156.)

Naslednje strani prikazujejo izvirno besedilo za primerjavo.

Καθ᾿ ὃν χρόνον ὁμόφωνα ἦν τὰ ζῶα, πόλεμον οἱ λύκοι τοῖς προβάτοις συνῆψαν. Τῶν δὲ κυνῶν συμμαχούντων τοῖς θρέμμασι καὶ τοὺς λύκους ἀποσοβούντων,οἱ λύκοι πρεσβευτὴν ἀποστείλαντες ἔφασαν τοῖς πρόβασιν, εἰ βούλοιντο βιοῦν ἐν εἰρήνῃ καὶ μηδένα πόλεμον ὑποπτεύειν, τούς κύνας αὐτοῖς ἐκδοῦναι. Τῶν δὲ προβάτων ὑπʼ ἀνοίας πεισθέντων καὶ τοὺς κύνας ἐκδεδωκότων, οἱ λύκοι τούς τε κύνας διεσπάραξαν καὶ τὰ πρόβατα ῥᾷστα διέφθειραν.