Ursa se magnifice iactat,
"Prae ceteris animalibus,
ego hominis amica sum,
quod humanis cadaveribus non comedo!"
Vulpes haec audit et ridet.
Tunc ursae dicit,
“O utinam eos mortuos devorares,
non vivos!”
This story is based on 130. Ursa et Vulpes.
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ursa - bear
et - and
vulpes - fox
se - reflexive pronoun
magnifice - proudly, splendidly
iacto - throw; boast, discuss
prae - before, ahead of
ceterus - other, the rest
animal - animal
ego - I, me
homo - person, man
amicus - friendly, friend
sum - be, exist
quod - because
humanus - human
cadaver - cadaver, dead body
non - not, no
comedo - eat
hic - this, this one
audio - listen, hear
rideo - laugh
tunc - then
dico - say, speak
O - o! oh!
utinam - if only
is - he/she/it
mortuus - dead
devoro - devour, consume
vivus - living, alive
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