Fables, Book 1
Phaedrus, Fabulae I
Phaedrus' verse fables after Aesop: the wolf and the lamb, the frogs who asked for a king, the fox and the crow, and more. 31 sections, 168 sentences, each with an English translation.
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- Fable 1.1The wolf and the lambAd rīvum eundem lupus et agnus vēnerant sitī compulsī;
- Fable 1.2The frogs ask for a kingAthēnae cum flōrērent aequīs lēgibus, procāx lībertās cīvitātem miscuit…
- Fable 1.3The jackdaw and the peacocksNē glōriārī libeat aliēnīs bonīs suōque potius habitū vītam dēgere, Aesopus…
- Fable 1.4The dog carrying meat across the riverĀmittit meritō proprium quī aliēnum adpetit.
- Fable 1.5The cow, the goat, the sheep and the lionNumquam est fidēlis cum potente societās: testātur haec fābella prōpositum meum.
- Fable 1.6The frogs complain of the Sun's weddingVīcīnī fūris celebrēs vīdit nūptiās Aesopus et continuō narrāre incipit: uxōrem…
- Fable 1.7The fox and the tragic maskPersōnam tragicam forte vulpēs vīderat: Ō quanta speciēs, inquit, cerebrum nōn…
- Fable 1.8The wolf and the craneQuī pretium meritī ab improbīs dēsīderat, bis peccat: prīmum quoniam indignōs…
- Fable 1.9The sparrow and the hareSibi nōn cavēre et aliīs cōnsilium dare stultum esse paucīs ostendēmus versibus.
- Fable 1.10The wolf and the fox before the apeQuīcumque turpī fraude semel innōtuit, etiam sī vērum dīcit, āmittit fidem.
- Fable 1.11The donkey and the lion out huntingVirtūtis expers, verbīs iactāns glōriam, ignōtōs fallit, nōtīs est dērīsuī.
- Fable 1.12The stag at the springLaudātīs ūtiliōra quae contempserīs saepe invenīrī haec asserit narrātiō.
- Fable 1.13The fox and the crowQuī sē laudārī gaudet verbīs subdolīs, ferē dat poenās turpī paenitentiā.
- Fable 1.14The cobbler turned doctorMalus cum sūtor inopiā dēperditus medicīnam ignōtō facere coepisset locō et…
- Fable 1.15The old man and the donkeyIn prīncipātū commūtandō saepius nīl praeter dominī mōrēs mūtant pauperēs.
- Fable 1.16The stag, the sheep and the wolfFraudātor hominēs cum advocat spōnsum improbōs, nōn rem expedīre, sed mala…
- Fable 1.17The sheep, the dog and the wolfSolent mendācēs luere poenās maleficī.
- Fable 1.18The woman in labourNēmō libenter recolit quī laesit locum.
- Fable 1.19The dog who borrowed a kennelHabent īnsidiās hominis blanditiae malī: quās ut vītēmus versūs subiectī monent.
- Fable 1.20The greedy dogsStultum cōnsilium nōn modo effectū caret, sed ad perniciem quoque mortālīs…
- Fable 1.21The old lion, the boar, the bull and the donkeyQuīcumque āmīsit dignitātem prīstinam, ignāvīs etiam iocus est in cāsū gravī.
- Fable 1.22The weasel and the manMūstēla ab homine prēnsa cum īnstantem necem effugere vellet: Parce, quaesō…
- Fable 1.23The faithful dogRepente līberālis stultīs grātus est, vērum perītīs irritōs tendit dolōs.
- Fable 1.24The frog and the oxInops, potentem dum vult imitārī, perit.
- Fable 1.25The dogs and the crocodilesCōnsilia quī dant prāva cautīs hominibus, et perdunt operam et dērīdentur…
- Fable 1.26The fox and the storkNūllī nocendum: sī quis vērō laeserit, multandum similī iūre fābella admonet.
- Fable 1.27The dog, the treasure and the vultureHūmāna effodiēns ossa thēsaurum canis invēnit, et violārat quia Mānēs deōs, 5…
- Fable 1.28The fox and the eagleQuamvīs sublīmēs dēbent humilēs metuere, vindicta docilī quia patet sollertiae.
- Fable 1.29The donkey and the boarPlērumque stultī rīsum dum captant levem, gravī dēstringunt aliōs contumēliā et…
- Fable 1.30The frogs and the fighting bullsHumilēs labōrant ubi potentēs dissident.
- Fable 1.31The kite and the dovesQuī sē committit hominī tūtandum improbō, auxilia dum requīrit, exitium invēnit.
Phaedrus, Fabulae I. Latin text: L. Mueller (Teubner, 1876), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.