Saturday, June 18, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Ciconia a Rustico Capta


Rusticus laqueos in agro ponit
anseribus et gruibus,
quae semper germina devorant.
Sed cum anseribus et gruibus
ciconia una in laqueum incidit
et pes ei diffractus est.
Avis misera agricolam orat,
"O vir, quaeso:
me serva
immunemque dimitte,
et mei claudicantis miserere!
Nuperrime enim huc advolavi;
grus ego non sum, sed ciconia!
Nos ciconiae pientissimae sumus
omnium avium,
quod parentibus inservimus,
necessitatibus eorum prospicientes."
Agricola vehementer ridet et dicit,
"Satis ego te novi
et tu mihi ignota non es;
scio praeterea mores tuos pios.
Sed cum illis te cepi,
et cum illis quoque moritura es."

This story is based on 470. Ciconia a Rustico Capta.
agricola et ciconia

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ciconia - stork
a - by
rusticus - country, rustic; peasant, farmer
capio - catch, capture, seize
laqueus - net, snare
in - in, into
ager - field
pono - place, put
anser - goose
et - and
gru - crane
qui - who, which, that
semper - always
germen - seed
devoro - devour, consume
sed - but
cum - with, together with
unā - together
incido - fall into
pes - foot, leg
is - he/she/it
diffringo - shatter
avis - bird
miser - wretched, unfortunate
agricola - farmer
oro - beg, ask, plead
O - O! oh!
vir - man
quaeso - beg, seek, ask for
ego - I, me
servo - keep safe, save, preserve
immunis - free, exempt, non-participating
que - and (enclitic)
dimitto - send away, dismiss
claudico - limp, hobble
misereor - feel pity, have compassion
nuper - recently, not long ago
enim - for, because
huc - to this place, hither
advolo - fly up to, reach
sum - be, exist
nos - we, us
piens - dutiful, conscientious
omnis - all, every
quod - because
parens - parent, mother, father
inservio - take care of, serve
necessitas - need, necessity
prospicio - foresee, provide for
vehementer - vigorously, vehemently
rideo - laugh
dico - say
satis - enough, well enough
tu - you
nosco - get to know, be familiar with
ignotus - unknown
scio - know
praeterea - moreover, besides
mos - habit, custom; character
tuus - your, yours
pius - faithful, dutiful
ille - that, that one
quoque - too, also
morior - die
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