Simplified Fable 50: De Piscatore et Pisciculo

Now that I have finished the Segmented Grammar Commentaries on the fables (see the Complete Fables List for links), I'll be working through the fables again, this time providing "Simplified" versions of the fables. So, here is today's Simplified fable - Fable 50: De Piscatore et Pisciculo, the story of a little fish begging for its life.

For more information about how these simplified versions of the fable can be useful to you, see this note about Simplified Fables at the Aesopus Ning.

Here is a Google Presentation version (larger version also available):



The original version is as follows:

Smaridem Pisciculum captabat Piscator, quem, ut se tunc demitteret donec grandesceret unde luculentius et lautius hospitum fauces expleret, importunis precibus fatigavit. Cui Piscator: “Me sane insulsum crederes, si tam futilibus et lubricis promissis fidem adhiberem et certum commodum pro spe incerta commutarem.”

Here are the simplified sentences as they appear in the slideshow:

Pisciculum captabat Piscator.

Smaridem Pisciculum captabat Piscator.

Pisciculus Piscatorem precibus fatigavit:

Pisciculus Piscatorem importunis precibus fatigavit:

"Me demitte!"

"Me nunc demitte."

"Me demitte donec grandescam."

"Hospitium fauces explebo."

"Luculentius hospitium fauces explebo."

"Luculentius et lautius hospitium fauces explebo."

"Me demitte donec grandescam unde luculentius et lautius hospitium fauces explebo."

Pisciculus Piscatorem importunis precibus fatigavit ut se tunc demitteret.

Pisciculus Piscatorem, ut se tunc demitteret, importunis precibus fatigavit.

Pisciculus Piscatorem, ut se tunc demitteret donec grandesceret, importunis precibus fatigavit.

Pisciculus Piscatorem, ut se tunc demitteret donec grandesceret unde luculentius et lautius hospitum fauces expleret, importunis precibus fatigavit.

Piscator Pisciculo inquit:

"Promissis fidem non adhibeo."

"Lubricis promissis fidem non adhibeo."

"Futilibus et lubricis promissis fidem non adhibeo."

"Tam futilibus et lubricis promissis fidem non adhibeo."

"Certum commodum non commuto."

"Certum commodum pro spe incerta non commuto."

"Ego insulsus essem, si tam futilibus et lubricis promissis fidem adhiberem."

"Ego insulsus essem, si certum commodum pro spe incerta commutarem."

“Ego sane insulsus essem, si tam futilibus et lubricis promissis fidem adhiberem et certum commodum pro spe incerta commutarem.”

“Me sane insulsum crederes, si tam futilibus et lubricis promissis fidem adhiberem et certum commodum pro spe incerta commutarem.”

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