Vidua gallinam habet.
Gallina ei quotidie unum ovum parit.
Vidua largius gallinam alere incipit.
Vidua sic existimat,
"Si gallinam abundantius nutrio,
mihi duo ova parit, vel plura!"
Gallina nimiis alimentis obesior fit.
Sic obesa, ne unum quidem ovum parit!
Fabula docet:
Si maiora concupiscis,
parva quae possides saepe amittis.
This story is based on 982. Avara et Gallina.
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avarus - greedy, avaricious
et - and
gallina - hen
vidua - widow
habeo - have
is - he/she/it
quotidie - daily, every day
unus - one
ovum - egg
pario - produce, give birth to
large - amply, generously
alo - feed, nourish
incipio - begin
sic - thus, in this way
existimo - think, reckon
si - if
abundanter - abundantly, lavishly
nutrio - nourish
ego - I, me
duo - two
vel - or, even
plus - more
nimius - too much, excessive
alimentum - food, feeding
obesus - fat, obese
fio - become
ne...quidem - not...even
fabula - tale, story, fable
doceo - teach
maior - more, greater
concupisco - crave, desire
parvus - small, tiny
qui - who, which, that
possideo - possess
saepe - often
amitto - lose
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