Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Haedus Saltans et Lupus


Haedus a grege aberrat.
Lupus haedum videt,
et eum insequi incipit.
Haedus sibi dicit,
"Viribus meis effugere non possum;
opus mihi est callido consilio."
Conversus ad lupum, haedus ei dicit,
"Mi lupe, cibum tuum ego sum!
Sed hoc benigne mihi fac
et iucundius vitam finire possum:
carmen aliquod accinito,
et ego hilariter saltabo.
Ita caro mea tibi suavior erit."
Lupus haedo morem gerit,
et alta voce ululatum edit.
Canes ululatum audiunt et accurrunt;
lupus haedum relinquit et fugam facit.
"Iure enim hoc mihi evenit," dicit;
"ego coquus esse debeo,
et cantorem agere non oportet."


This story is based on 330. Haedus Saltans et Lupus.


Lupus et Haedus Saltans

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haedus - kid, young goat
salto - leap, jump, dance
et - and
lupus - wolf
a - from
grex - flock
aberro - wander away
video - see
is - he/she/it
insequor - follow, pursue
incipio - begin
se - reflexive pronoun
dico - say, speak
vis - strength, power
meus - my, mine
effugio - flee from, run away
non - not, no
possum - be able
opus - work, need
ego - I, me
sum - be, exit
callidus - sneaky, crafty
consilium - plan
converto - turn, turn around
ad - to, towards
cibus - food
tuus - your, yours
sed - but
hic - this one, this
benigne - kindly
facio - do, make
iucundus - pleasant, enjoyable
vita - life
finio - finish, bring to an end
carmen - song
aliquis - something, some
accino - sing, sing along
hilariter - happily, joyfully
ita - thus
caro - flesh, meat
tu - you
suavis - sweet, agreeable
morem gero - obey
altus - high, deep, loud
vox - voice
ululatus - howl, howling
edo - emit, give out
canis - dog
audio - hear, listen
accurro - run to, run up to
relinquo - leave, abandon
fuga - flight, escape
ius - right, justice
enim - for, because
evenio - happen, turn out
coquus - cook
debeo - must, ought, should
cantor - singer
ago - drive, do, play the role
oportet - it is appropriate, fitting

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