Canis fluvium tranat,
et fauce vorabunda carnem vehit.
Sol splendet,
et umbra carnis lucet in aquis.
Canis umbram avide captat,
et perdit hoc quod in fauce vehebat.
Perculsus infortunio,
canis huc illuc ocellos vagos circumfert.
Tandem animum recipit et elatrat:
"Cupidus eram,
et cupiditati miserae deerat modus!
Satis superque habebam,
sed stultus eram.
Iam in aquis perierunt
tota mea spes et res."
This story is based on 348. Canis et Umbra.
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canis - dog
et - and
umbra - shadow, reflection
fluvius - river, stream
trano - swim across, cross
faux - gullet, throat, jaws
vorabundus - greedy, ravenous
caro - meat, flesh
veho - carry
sol - sun
splendeo - gleam, be radiant, shine
luceo - be clear, shine
in - in, into
aqua - water
avide - greedily
capto - snatch at, try to grab
perdo - lose
hic - this
qui - who, which, that
percello - strike, overpower
infortunium - misfortune, disaster
huc - hither, to this place
illus - thither, to that place
ocellus - eye (diminutive of oculus)
vagus - wandering, roving
circumfero - carry around, turn around
tandem - finally, at last
animus - spirit, heart
recipio - regain, recover, take back
elatro - bark out loud, bark
cupidus - desirous, greedy
sum - be, exist
cupiditas - desire, greed
miser - wretched, unhappy
desum - lack, be wanting
modus - measure, limit
satis - enough,
super - above, more
-que - and
habeo - have
sed - but
stultus - foolish, stupid
iam - already, now
pereo - perish, disappear
totus - all
meus - my, mine
spes - hope
res - thing, business, property
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