Ciconia semel
cum uxore sua rixata est,
et oculum uxoris extraxit
rostro suo!
Ciconia exclamat,
"Me pudet iniuriae,
quam uxori meae intuli.
Me oportet, scelestum,
in aliam regionem volare!"
Corvus, ciconiae fugienti obvians, dicit,
"O ciconia,
quae causa itineris huius est?"
Ciconia respondet,
"In aliam regionem volo
quod oculum uxoris rostro extraxi."
Corvus, ridens, rogat,
"Nonne adhuc idem rostrum habes?"
Ciconia respondet,
"Sic est ut dicis."
Et corvus,
"Quare igitur fugis?
Ut vides,
semper et ubique
rostrum tuum tecum portas!"
This story is based on 472. Ciconia et Uxor Eius.
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ciconia - stork
et - and
uxor - wife
is - he/she/it
semel - once
cum - with, together with
suus - reflexive possessive adjective
rixor - quarrel, fight, dispute
oculus - eye
extraho - pull out, extract
rostrum - beak
exclamo - shout out, exclaim
ego - I
pudet - be ashamed, shame
iniuria - wrong, injury
qui - who, which, that
infero - bring in, bring upon, inflict
oportet - it is necessary
scelestus - criminal wicked
in - in, into
alius - other, another
regio - area, region, country
volo - fly
corvus - crow
fugio - flee, run away
obvio - meet, run into
dico - say
O - o! oh!
quis - what, which
causa - reason, cause
iter - journey, trip
hic - this
sum - be
respondeo - answer, reply
quod - because
rideo - laugh
rogo - ask, inquir
nonne - question word (anticipates yes)
adhuc - to this point, thus far, still
idem - the same
habeo - have
sic - so, thus, as
ut - so, as
quare - why, for what reason
igitur - therefore
video - see
semper - always
ubique - everywhere, ever
tuus - your, yours
tu - you
porto - carry
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