Esopo 73

Κύων καὶ Λύκαινα 

Κύων, καταδιώκων λύκαιναν, ἐφρυάττετο τῇ τε τῶν ποδῶν ταχυτῆτι καὶ τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἰσχύϊ, καὶ ἐδόκει φεύγειν τὸν λύκον διʼ οἰκείαν δῆθεν ἀσθένειαν. Στραφεὶς οὖν ὁ λύκος ἔφησε πρὸς τὸν κύνα· “οὐ σὲ δέδοικα, ἀλλὰ τὴν τοῦ σοῦ δεσπότου καταδρομήν.”

Ὁ μῦθος οὗτος δηλοῖ, ὅτι οὐ δεῖ τινα ἐγκαυχᾶσθαι τῇ τῶν ἑτέρων γενναιότητι.

Referência do texto grego (Halm 230):
HALM, Karl (ed.). Aisōpeiōn mythōn synagōgē / Fabulae Aesopicae Collectae. Leipzig: Teubner, 1872, p. 112.  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.