Sunday, February 13, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Gladius in Via Iacens


Viator ambulat.
Gladius in via iacet.
In via gladium invenit.
Viator gladium interrogat,
"O gladie, quis te perdidit?"
Gladius ei tale responsum dat,
"Unus quidem me perdidit;
ego vero perdidi multos."


This story is based on 758. Gladius in Via Iacens.
gladius et viator

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gladius - sword
in - in, into
via - road, way
iaceo - lie, stretch out
viator - wayfarer, traveler
ambulo - walk, go
invenio - find, come upon
interrogo - ask, inquire
O - o! oh!
quis - who
tu - you
perdo - lose, destroy
is - he/she/it
talis - such
responsum - reply, response
do - give
unus - one
quidem - indeed
ego - I, me
vero - truly, indeed
multus - much, many

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