Sus puerpera est.
Nunc parturit!
Lupus pollicetur,
"Fetorum tuorum custos ero!"
Sus parturiens respondet,
"Obsequio tuo non egeo.
Si vis tu pius haberi, longius abi!"
Lupi benevolentia constat
non praesentia,
sed absentia.
Fabula docet:
Multi sunt,
qui suam operam pollicentur
non tui amore, sed sui;
suum quaerunt commodum,
non tuum.
This story is based on 331. Sus Parturiens et Lupus.
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sus - sow, pig
parturio - give birth, be in labor
et - and
lupus - wolf
puerpera - female in labor
sum - be, exist
nunc - now
polliceor - promise
fetus - offspring, young
tuus - your, yours
custos - guard, guardian
respondeo - reply, answer
obsequium - obedience, services
non - not, no
egeo - need, want, lack
si - if
volo - want, will, wish
tu - you
pius - faithful, deoted
habeor - be held, be considered
longe - far off, away
abeo - go away, depart
benevolentia - kindness
consto - consist
praesentia - presence
absentia - absence
sed - but
fabula - story, tale, fable
multus - much, many
qui - who, which, that
suus - reflexive possessive pronoun
opera - work, care, aid
amor - love
quaero - seek, search for
commodum - benefit, advantage
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