Camelus se despicit, querulus dicens,
"Tauri geminis cornibus insignes sunt.
Illi armati eunt, sed ego inermis,
obiectus ceteris animalibus.
Te oro, o Iuppiter: cornua mihi dona!"
Iuppiter cameli stultitiam ridet.
Eius votum negat et auriculas decurtat!
Fabula docet:
Esto contentus tua Fortuna;
multi, meliorem secuti, peiorem incurrunt.
This story is based on 143. Camelus et Iuppiter.
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camelus - camel
et - and
Iuppiter - Jupiter
se - reflexive pronoun
despicio - look down on, despise
querulus - complaining, querulous
dico - say, speak
taurus - bull
geminus - double, twin
cornu - horn
insignis - notable, famous, distinguished
sum - be, exist
ille - that, that one
armatus - armed
eo - go
sed - but
ego - I
inermis - unarmed, defenseless
obiectus - exposed to
ceterus - other, rest, remaining
animal - animal, creature
tu - you
oro - beg, ask, pray
o - o! oh!
dono - give, grant, bestow
stultitia - foolishness, stupidity
rideo - laugh, scoff at
is - he/she/it
votum - vow, pledge, prayer
nego - deny, refuse
auricula - ear (diminutive of auris)
decurto - cut off, cut short
fabula - tale, story, fable
doceo - teach
contentus - content, satisfied
tuus - your, yours
Fortuna - luck, fortune
multus - much, many
melior - better
sequor - follow
peior - worse
incurro - run into, meet with
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