Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Hirundo et Corvus


De formositate certamen est
inter hirundinem et corvum.
Corvus hirundini exprobrat, dicens,
"Formam tuam conspici non potest,
nisi veris tempore,
hieme autem
non potest resistere frigori."
Hirundine nihil respondente,
corvus addit,
"Meum vero corpus
et frigori hieme
et calori aestate par est."

This story is based on 485. Hirundo et Corvus.
Hirundo et Corvus

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hirundo - swallow (bird)
et - and
corvus - crow
de - about, concerning
formositas - shapeliness, beauty
certamen - contest, struggle
sum - be, exist
inter - between, among
exprobro - reproach, chide
dico - say, speak
forma - shape, beauty
tuus - your, yours
conspicio - see, observe
non - no, not
possum - can, be able
nisi - unless, except
ver - spring, springtime
tempus - time
hiems - winter
autem - but, however
resisto - oppose, resist, withstand
frigus - cold
nihil - nothing
respondeo - answer, reply
addo - add, say in addition
meus - my, mine
vero - truly, indeed
corpus - body
calor - heat, warmth
par - equal
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