Graculus se ornat pennis
quae pavonibus exciderant.
Contemnit nunc socios suos
et pavonibus se immiscet.
Pavones autem,
cum graculum vident
pennis pavonum ornatum,
pennas eius rostris eripiunt
et avem impudentem fugant.
Tum graculus tristis
ad socios suos revertitur.
Sed graculi eum quoque repellunt,
atque dicit unus ex iis
quos contempserat,
"Contentus non eras sedibus nostris:
contumeliam igitur nunc accipis!"
This story is based on 450. Graculus et Pavones.
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graculus - jackdaw
et - and
pavo - peacock
se - reflexive pronoun
orno - adorn, decorate
penna - feather
qui - who, which, that
excido - fall from, fall out
contemno - look down on, scorn
nunc - now
socius - comrade, ally, friend
suus - reflexive possessive adjective
immisceo - mix in with, join
autem - but, however
cum - when
video - see
is - he/she/it
rostrum - beak
eripio - snatch away, grab
et - and
avis - bird
impudens - shameless
fugo - chase away, put to flight
tum - then
tristis - sad
ad - to, toward
revertor - turn, return, go back
sed - but
quoque - also, likewise
repello - drive back
atque - and
dico - say
unus - one
ex - of, out of, from
contentus - content, satisfied
non - no, not
sum - be
sedes - seat, home, residence
noster - our, ours
contumelia - indignity, abuse, insult
igitur - therefore
accipio - accept, take, admit
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