Thursday, February 17, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Porcellus et Testamentum


Ecce porcellus tristis.
Parentes eius mortui sunt!
Ingenti clamore,
porcellus mortem parentum deflet.
Tunc testamenti tabulas legit:
magnus glandis acervus ei relinquitur,
et multi farinae modii.
Porcellus obticescit,
et non amplius flet.
Porci alii rogant,
"Cur non amplius fles?"
Porcellus eis dicit,
"Farina et glandes os mihi occludunt."

This story is based on 334. Porcellus et Testamentum.



porcellus - piglet, little pig
et - and
testamentum - last will
ecce - behold, look
tristis - sad
parens - parent
is - he/she/it
mortuus - dead
ingens - huge, great
clamor - shouting, outcry
mors - death
defleo - weep, bewail
tunc - then
tabula - record, document, deed
lego - read
magnus - great, big
glandis - acorn
is - he/she/it
relinquo - leave, leave behind
et - and
multus - much, many
farina - flour
modius - peck, dry measure
obticesco - meet with silence
non - not, no
amplius - greater, further, more
fleo - weep
porcus - pig
alius - other, another
rogo - ask
cur - why
dico - say, speak
os - mouth
ego - I, me
occludo - shut up, close
M0334 (not in Perry)

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