
Modern Greek (1453-): 
ἀσπάζομαι τοὺς μαθητάς τε καὶ τὰς μαθητρίας!  τήμερον μέλλω διέρχεσθαι ὑμῖν μῦθον Αἰσωπικόν.  τὸ ὄνομα τούτου τοῦ μύθου >.

English: 
I greet my (male and female) students! Today I am about/going to tell/go through for you an Aesop fable. The name of this fable is "Zeus and the Tortoise".

English: 
Once (upon a time) Zeus was going to celebrate a wedding feast.
He called/invited all the animals.

Modern Greek (1453-): 
Ζεύς ποτε γάμους ἑστιᾶν (= γάμους ποιεῖν) ἔμελλε.
πάντα τὰ ζῷα ἐκάλεσεν.

Modern Greek (1453-): 
μόνη δὲ ἡ χελώνη οὐκέτι ἀφίκετο (= οὐκέτι ἦλθεν).   ἐπεὶ δὲ Ζεὺς ἠγνόησε (= οὐκ ᾔδει = οὐκ ἔγνω) τὴν αἰτίαν,...

English: 
And only the Tortoise had not yet arrived (= did not yet come).  N when/since Zeus was ignorant of (= didn't know) the cause/reason,...

English: 
he went to the Tortoise and asked her, "Why did you alone not come?"

Modern Greek (1453-): 
ἦλθε πρὸς τὴν χελώνην καὶ ἠρώτησεν αὐτήν, >

Modern Greek (1453-): 
ἡ δὲ χελώνη εἶπεν, >
Ζεὺς, ἀγανακτήσας (= ὀργισθεὶς = ὀργίλως ἔχων), ἐκέλευσεν αὐτὴν τὸν οἶκον περιφέρειν εἰς ἀεί.

English: 
And the Tortoise said, "Home is dear, Home is best."
Zeus, having become angry (= having been angered = feeling angry), ordered her to carry her home around forever.

Modern Greek (1453-): 
τέλος.  χάριν ὑμῖν ἔχω, ὦ μαθηταί τε καὶ μαθήτριαι.  εἰς αὖθις!

English: 
The End.  Thank you, students!  See you later!
