Cicadae dulce canunt.
Asinus cantūs dulcedine captus est.
Cicadam interrogat,
"Quae alimenta comedis,
ut vocem ita suavem habeas?"
Cicada respondet,
"Aer et ros sunt alimenta mihi."
Asinus haec cicadae verba audit,
et sic cogitat,
"Haec est ars dulce canendi:
si cicadae alimenta comedo,
cicadae voce canere potero."
Asinus rictu aperto auram captat.
Sic rore et aere ali cupiens,
asinus fame perit.
This story is based on 658. Cicada et Asinus.
cicada - cicada
et - and
asinus - donkey
cantus - singing, song
dulcedo - sweetness
capio - catch, grab, capture
interrogo - ask, inquire
qui - who, which
alimentum - food
comedo - eat, consum
ut - so, so that
vox - voice
ita - such, so
suavis - sweet, agreeable
habeo - have
respondeo - answer, reply
aer - air
ros - dew
ego - I, me
hic - this, this one
verbum - word
audio - listen, hear
sic - thus, in this way
cogito - think
sum - be, exist
ars - art, skill
dulcis - pleasant, charming, sweet
canendum - singing
si - if
cano - sing
possum - can, be able
rictus - jaws, open mouth
apertus - open
aura - breeze
capto - snatch at, grab at
alo - nourish, feed
cupio - want, desire
fames - hunger, famine
pereo - perish, die
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