Culex ad leonem volat,
et leoni ita dicit,
"Ego te non timeo.
Tu non fortior es quam ego.
Quid est tuum robur?
Tu laceras unguibus;
tu mordes dentibus;
hoc quoque femina facit.
Nos hic pugnabimus.
Ego victor ero!"
Culex tuba signum pugnae dat;
tum proelium committunt.
Culex nares leonis pungit.
Circa nares cutis est tenera,
nullae enim comae ibi sunt;
hic culex vulnera dat.
Vulnera leonem angunt.
Leo unguibus suos nares dilaniat.
Dolor leonem vincit.
Tandem clementiam rogat
et victoriam culici dat.
Inde culex victor avolat.
Sed araneae vincula fugam impediunt,
et aranea victorem comedit.
Culex haec extrema verba edit,
"Heu! Ego regem animalium vici,
nunc me vilissimum animal devorat?"
This story came from an easy-to-read Latin reader, so I did not have to adapt it at all! 695. Culex et Leo.
Click here for a SLIDESHOW of all the Milo Winter images. The image shows the lion witnessing the gnat's demise. I'm guessing that would give the lion some satisfaction!
culex - gnat
et - and
leo - lion
ad - to, towards
volo - fly
ita - thus, so
dico - speak, say
ego - I
tu - you
non - not, no
timeo - be afraid, fear
non - not, no
fortis - strong
sum - be, exist
quam - than
quid - what
tuus - your, yours
robur - strength
lacero - tear, tear to pieces
unguis - nail, claw, talon
mordeo - bite
dens - tooth, fang
hic - this, this one
quoque - also
femina - woman
facio - make, do
nos - we
hic - in this place
pugno - fight
victor - victor
tuba - trumpet
signum - sign, signal
pugna - fight, battle
tum - then
proelium - battle
committo - bring together, engage
naris - nostril
pungo - prick, sting
circa - around
cutis - skin
tener - tender, delicate
nullus - none, not any
enim - for, because
coma - hair, mane
ibi - there
vulnus - wound
do - give
ango - press tight, distress, vex
suus - reflexive possessive pronoun
dilanio - tear to pieces
dolor - grief, pain
vinco - conquer, overcome
tandem - finally
clementia - clemency, mercy
rogo - ask, inquire, request
victoria - victory
inde - from there, thence
victor - victor
avolo - fly away
sed - but
aranea - spiderweb
vinculum - chain, bond
fuga - flight, escape
impedio - hinder, impede
comedo - eat, consume
extremus - last, final
edo - give out, give forth
heu - alas
rex - king
animal - animal, beast
nunc - now
vilis - worthless, vile
devoro - consume, gobble up
Sed araneae vincula fugam impediunt,
et aranea victorem comedit.
Culex haec extrema verba edit,
"Heu! Ego regem animalium vici,
nunc me vilissimum animal devorat?"
M0695 Perry255
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