Image: Testudo et Lacerta

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M0633 - M0634 - M0635

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634. Testudo et Lacerta. Lacerta testudini aiebat, “Me miseret tui, quae, quocumque vadere libeat, ipsa cogaris domum tuam tecum ferre.” Illa inquit, “Quod utile, non grave est onus.”

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M0634 (not in Perry). Source: Desbillons 1.4 (adapted into prose). This fable is not in Perry’s catalog; it appears original to Desbillons, as he cites no source. For the story of how the turtle got her shell, see #633. Compare also the snail and her shell, #641.