Esopo 351

Σπάλαξ καὶ  Μήτηρ.

Σπάλαξ (ἔστι δὲ τοῦτο τὸ ζῷον τυφλὸν) λέγει τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι βλέπω· κἀκείνη πειράζουσα αὐτὸν χόνδρον λιβανωτοῦ δοῦσα αὐτῷ ἐπηρώτα, τί τοῦτο εἴη. Τοῦ δὲ εἰπόντος ψηφῖδα, ἡ μήτηρ εἶπεν· “ὦ τέκνον, οὐ μόνον τοῦ βλέπειν ἐστέρησαι, ἀλλὰ καὶ τὰς ὀσφρήσεις ἀπώλεσας.”

Οὕτως ἔνιοι τῶν ἀλαζόνων, μέχρις οὗ τὰ ἀδύνατα κατεπαγγέλλονται, καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἐλαχίστοις ἐλέγχονται.

Referência do texto grego (Halm 71.β):
HALM, Karl (ed.). Aisōpeiōn mythōn synagōgē / Fabulae Aesopicae Collectae. Leipzig: Teubner, 1872, p. 35.  Edição digital disponível na Perseus Digital Library, com correções incidentais. URL: https://cts.perseids.org/read/greekLit/tlg0096/tlg002/First1K-grc1. Acesso em 24.apr.2023.