Eunt muli duo, sarcinis onusti.
Alter fiscos cum pecunia fert,
alter saccos hordei.
Ille, onere superbiens,
celsam cervicem iactat
et clarum tintinnabulum in collo gerit. Comes placido gradu sequitur.
Subito
latrones ex insidiis advolant!
Mulum ille, qui argentum fert,
ferro vulnerant,
mulorum agasones fugant,
et nummos diripiunt,
sed
alterius muli hordeum neglegunt.
Mulus ille, spoliatus et vulneratus,
casum suum deflet.
Mulus alter ei dicit,
"Equidem gaudeo,
quod latrones me contemnunt.
Ego nihil amisi
neque vulneratus sum."
This story is based on 252. Muli et Latrones.
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mulus - mule
et - and
latro - thief, robber
eo - go
duo - two
sarcina - bundle, pack
onustus - burdened
alter - the other
fiscus - money-bag, pursue
cum - with, together with
pecunia - money
fero - carry, bear
saccus - sack, bag
hordeum - barley
ille - that one
onus - weight, burden
superbio - feel proud, boast,
celsus - high
cervix - neck
iacto - toss, toss up, throw
et - and
clarus - clear, bright, loud
tintinnabulum - bell
in - in, into
collum - neck, throat
gero - bear, carry, wear
comes - companion, comrade
placidus - calm, undisturbed
gradus - pace, step
sequor - follow
subito - suddenly, unexpectedly
ex - from, of, out of
insidiae - ambush
advolo - fly up to, hurry towards
qui - who, which, that
argentum - silver
ferrum - iron, iron sword
vulnero - wound
agaso - driver
fugo - chase away, put to flight
nummus - coin, money
diripio - plunder, pillage, seize
sed - but
neglego - disregard, neglect, scorn
spoliatus - stripped
casus - fall, downfall, chance
suus - reflexive possessive adjective
defleo - bewail, lament, mourn
dico - say, speak
equidem - truly, indeed
gaudeo - rejoice, be happy
quod - because
ego - I, me
contemno - scorn, disdain, despise
nihil - nothing
amitto - lose, part with
neque - and not, nor
sum - be, exist
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