Additional Reading Unit 3

Unit 3

Stories from Aesop

1 The wolves and the sheep

(i) l�koi �piboule�ou!i po�mn� prob�tvn, �ll� o�x o�o� t� e�!� (they are not able) t� pr�bata �rp�zein di� t� kun�dia.

(ii) o� l�koi �y�lou!i di� d�lou t� pr�bata �pokte�nein ka� �!y�ein.

(iii) �gg�lou! p�mpou!in o� l�koi ka� to�! prob�toi! l�gou!in: � pr�bata, t� kun�dia a�ti� �!ti t�! �xyra!, �ll� e�r�nhn �y�lomen �xein.

(iv) t� pr�bata per� to� kind�nou o� front�zei ka� o� l�koi t� kun�dia �p�gou!in.

(v) �pe� � po�mnh �f�lakt�! �!tin, o� l�koi t� pr�bata =&d�v! �pokte�nou!in ka� �!y�ou!in.

(vi) � m�yo! !afhn�zei �ti o� de� to�! ponhro�! pi!te�ein �ll� to�! f�loi!.

2 The ass and the horse

�no! �ppon makar�zei �! �fy�nv! ka� �pimel�! t�n trof�n par�xei � de!p�th!, �peid� � �no! o�d� (not even) �x�rvn �li! �xei ka� t�n b�on m�la xalep�n �gei. �ll� �pe� p�lem�! �!ti ka� � !trati�th! �noplo! �naba�nei t�n �ppon ka� pantax�!e �la�nei ka� d� ka� to�! polem�oi! �p�xei, t� t�n polem�vn �pla t�n �ppon traumat�zei. ka� n�n o� makar�zei t�n �ppon � �no!.

3 The wild ass

�no! �grio! �non �meron pro!bl�pei �n e�hl�� t�p� ka� makar�zei a�t�n (him) �p� t� e�ej�& ka� t� trof�. �ll� �!teron �peid� � �nhl�th! =op�loi! pa�ei t�n �meron �non, � �grio! l�gei: �g� o�k�ti !e (you) e�daimon�zv, �peid� o�k �neu kak�n meg�lvn t�n �fyon�an �xei!. o�tv! o�k �!ti zhlvt� t� met� kind�nvn ka� talaipvri�n �gay�.

po�mnh, -h!, � flock

kun�dion, -ou, t� little dog

�f�lakto!, -on unguarded

makar�zv deem happy

�fy�nv! (adv.) abundantly

�pimel�! (adv.) carefully

�li! (adv.) enough (+ gen.)

�noplo!, -on in armour, armed

pantax�!e (adv.) in every direction

�p�xv~ attack (+ dat.)

traumat�zv wound

�mero!, -on tame, domestic

e�ej�a, -a!, � good condition

�nhl�th!, -ou, � ass-driver

pa�v strike

e�daimon�zv consider happy

�fyon�a, -a!, � abundance

zhlvt�!, -�, -�n enviable

(c) Gavin Betts, Alan Henry 2001