Monday, August 08, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Mus in Olla

Mus cadit in ollam
iusculi plenam
et operculo carentem.
Adipe suffocatus,
et iam animam exspirans,
mus clamat,
"Edi bibique,
et cibis cunctis me implevi;
mihi tempus est mori."
Fabula docet:
O helluo,
fies tu inter homines
sicut iste mus,

si dulcia quae nocent non respues!

This story is based on 201. Mus in Olla.


mus - mouse
in - in, into
olla - pot, jar
cado - fall
iusculum - broth (from ius)
plenus - full
et - and
operculum - cover, lid
careo - lack
adeps - fat, grease
suffoco - choke
iam - now, already
anima - spirit, life
exspiro - breathe out
clamo - shout, yell
edo - eat
bibo - drink
que - and (enclitic)
cibus - food
cunctus - all, every
ego - I, me
impleo - fill, stuff
tempus - time
morior - die
fabula - fable, story
doceo - teach
O - O, oh
helluo - glutton
fio - become, be made
tu - you
inter - among, between
homo - person, pl. people
sicut - just as, as
iste - that
si - if
dulcis - sweet
qui - which, that
noceo - harm, injure
non - not
respuo - spit out, reject

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