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M0655 = Perry397. Source: Aphthonius 4 (translated into Latin). This is Perry 397. For another story about being fooled by a sound, see the fable of the lion and the frog, #600.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Image: Cicada et Auceps
655. Cicada et Auceps. Auceps, audita cicada, magnam aliquam praedam capturum se speravit, quam, cum forte praeteriret, aestimabat ex cantu. Sed cum arte adhibita cepisset, nihil quidem praeter cicadae cantum reportavit. Tunc itaque opinionem incusavit, quod mendax multis in rebus ferret iudicium.
