Asymmetric Warfare

Babrius 112 (tr. Laura Gibbs): A bull was bitten by a mouse. Smarting from the sting, the bull began to chase the mouse but the mouse was too quick for him and managed to hide in the depths of his mouse hole. The bull came to a halt and dug his horns into the walls until finally he sank down in exhaustion and went to sleep right there in front of the hole. The mouse peeped out from inside his hole, crept up on the bull, bit him again, and ran back inside his hole. The bull leaped to his feet but he had no idea what to do. 'It's not always the big one who has the power,' said the mouse, 'in some cases being humble and small is a strength!' Μῦς ταῦρον ἔδακεν. ὁ δ' ἐδίωκεν ἀλγήσας τὸν μῦν· φθάσαντος δ' εἰς μυχὸν φυγεῖν τρώγλης, ὤρυσς' ἐνεστὼς τοῖς κέρασι τοὺς τοίχους, ἕως κοπωθεὶς ὀκλάσας ἐκοιμήθη παρὰ τὴν ὀπὴν ὁ ταῦρος. ἔνθεν ἐκκύψας 5 ὁ μῦς ἐφέρπει καὶ πάλιν δακὼν φεύγει. ὁ δ' εξαναστὰς οὐκ ἔχων ὃ ποιήσει διηπορεῖτο. τῷ δ' ὁ μῦς ἐπιτρύξας· "οὐχ ὁ μέγας ἀεὶ δυνατός· ἔσθ' ὅπου μᾶλλον τὸ…