Equus superbus,
sella aurea et freno splendido ornatus,
per viam currit,
cum ingenti hinnitu.
Fortuito,
asellus onustus equo obstat.
Equus, fremebundus, asino dicit,
"Ignave! Quid mihi equo obsistis?
Cede, inquam,
aut te proculcabo pedibus!"
Asellus rudere non audet,
et, tacitus, cedit.
Postea, equus, dum provolat,
vulneratus est:
crepat ei inguen.
Cursui inutilis,
ornamentis spoliatus est,
et carrum trahere debet.
Asinus equum videt,
carrum trahentem,
et sic ei dicit,
"Heus, mi amice!
Carro nunc ornatus es, ut video.
Ubi sella aurea?
Ubi frenum splendidum?
Sic semper omnibus superbis!"
This story is based on 260. Equus Superbus et Asinus.
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equus - horse
superbus - proud
et - and
asinus - donkey
sella - seat, saddle
aureus - golden
frenum - bridle, harness, rein
splendidus - glittering, splendid
ornatus - decorated
per - through, by means of
via - road, way
curro - run
cum - with
ingens - great, huge
hinnitus - whinny
fortuito - by chance
asellus - donkey
onustus - weighed down, laden
obsto - oppose, block
fremebundus - roaring
dico - say
ignavus - useless, cowardly
quid - why, for what reason
ego - I
obsisto - oppose, stand in the way
cedo - yield, withdraw, give way
inquam - I say
aut - or
tu - you
proculco - trample on, tread
pes - foot, hoof
rudo - bray, roar
non - no, not
audeo - dare
et - and
tacitus - silent
postea - afterwards, after
dum - while
provolo - fly forward, race ahead
vulnero - wound, hurt
crepo - crack, break
is - he/she/it
inguen - groin, place between the hips
cursus - running, racing
inutilis - useless, unsuited for
ornamentum - decoration
spolio - strip, rob, deprive
carrus - cart, wagon
trahere - drag, pull
debeo - have to, be obliged to
video - see
sic - so, thus, in this way
dico - say
heus - hey
amicus - friend
orno - decorate, adorn
nunc - now
ut - as
ubi - where
semper - always
omnis - all, every
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