Saturday, March 19, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Leo et Vulpes Territa


Vulpes leonem numquam vidit,
sed olim forte in eum incidit.
Primo intuitu perterrefacta est.
Vulpes dicit,
"Haec bestia me valde terret!
Prae terrore quasi pereo!"
Rursus autem vulpes leonem videt.
Tunc etiam, sed non ut antea, timet.
Tertio demum leonem videt.
Vulpes iam audax est:
accedit et cum leone colloquitur.
Fabula docet:
Omnia, quae terribilia sunt,
consuetudo blandiora reddit.

This story is based on 26. Leo et Vulpes Territa.
Vulpes et Leo (De Familiaritate)

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leo - lion
et - and
vulpes - fox
territus - scared, terrified
numquam - never
video - see
sed - but
olim - once, once upon a time
forte - by chance, accidentally
in - in, into
is - he/she/it
incido - fall upon, run into
primus - first
intuitus - look, glance
perterrefacio - make completely scared
dico - say, speak
hic - this, this one
bestia - beast, creature
ego - I, me
valde - strongly, very
terreo - frighten, scare
prae - in front of, in view of, because
terror - fright, terror
quasi - as if
pereo - die, perish
rursus - again
autem - but, however
tunc - then
etiam - and, also
non - not, no
ut - as
antea - before, previously
timeo - fear, be afraid
tertius - third
demum - at last, finally
iam - now, by now
audax - bold, daring
sum - be, exist
accedo - approach
cum - with, together with
colloquor - have a conversation
fabula - tale, story, fable
doceo - teach
omnis - all, every
qui - who, which, that
terribilis - terrifying, frightening
consuetudo - custom, habit, familiarity
blandus - gentle, charming
reddo - render, restore, return
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