Fabula Facilis: Viatores et Pons

Vocabula

Olim noctu
Boeotius viator ambulat,
una cum Corinthio et Atheniensi.
Mox comites veniunt
ad rapidum flumen.
Forte altus pons iungit flumen.
Viatores ascendunt pontem
et in aqua sub pedibus vident
imaginem lunae.
Boeotius dicit,
"Ecce, pulcher caseus in aqua iacet.
Cur nos non praemium deportamus?"
Sine mora
Boeotius manibus pontem tenet,
et suspendit corpus super aquam.
Deinde
Corinthius prehendit crura amici.
Atheniensis habet tertium locum
et pedibus praemium captat.
Tum exclamat Boeotius,
"Vos tenete firmiter mea crura,
nam manus durum lignum terit."
Simul laxat manus,
et omnes in aquam decidunt.

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This story is based on 925. Viatores et Pons.

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viator - wayfarer, traveler
et - and
pons - bridge
olim - once, once upon a time
noctu - by night
Boeotius - Boeotian
ambulo - walk, go
una - together
cum - with
Corinthius - Corinthian
Atheniensis - Athenian
mox - soon, next
comes - associate, partner
venio - come
ad - to, towards
rapidus - swift, rapid
flumen - river, stream
forte - by chance
altus - high, tall
pons - bridge
iungo - join, unite, cross
ascendo - go up, ascend
in - in, into
aqua - water
sub - below, under
pes - foot
video - see
imago - image, likeness
luna - moon
dico - say, speak
ecce - behold, look
pulcher - beautiful, handsome
caseus - cheese
iaceo - lie, stretch out
cur - why
nos - we
non - not, no
praemium - prize, reward
deporto - bring, take home
sine - without
mora - delay
manus - hand
teneo - hold, grasp
suspendo - hang up, suspend
corpus - body
super - over, above
deinde -next, finally
prehendo - grab, grasp
crus - leg, shank
amicus - friend
habeo - have, hold
tertius - third
locus - place
capto - grab, catch
tum - then
exclamo - cry out
vos - you (plural)
firmiter - tightly, firmly
meus - my, mine
nam - for, because
durus - hard
lignum - wood
tero - rub
simul - at the same time, at once
laxo - loosen, relax
omnis - all, whole, every
decido - fall down, drop

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M0925 (not in Perry)

Fabula Facilis: Oves et Lupi

Vocabula

Lupis et ovibus
naturaliter discordia est,
sed aliquando foedus inter se faciunt.
Lupi et oves obsides tradunt:
oves, in suam partem,
canes custodes lupis tradunt,
et lupi catulos suos ovibus.
Quietae sunt oves,
pascentes,
sed lupuli ululatus edunt,
matrum desiderio.
Tum lupi irruunt, clamitantes,
"Foedus solutum est!
Fides soluta est!"
et sic oves laniant,
canum praesidio destitutas.
Fabula docet:
Stultum in foedere est
praesidia tua hosti tradere.

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This story is based on 300. Oves et Lupi.

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ovis - sheep
et - and
lupus - wolf
naturaliter - by nature, naturally
discordia - disagreement, discord
sum - be, exist
sed - but
aliquando - sometime, at some time
foedus - treaty
inter - among, between
se - reflexive pronoun
facio - make, do
obses - hostage, pledge
trado - hand over
in - in, into
suus - reflexive possessive adjective
pars - part
custos - guard, guardian
catulus - cub, pup
quietus - tranquil, peaceful
pascor - feed, graze
ululatus - howl, howling
edo - give out, emit, produce
mater - mother
desiderium - desire, longing
tum - then
irruo - rush in
clamito - shout, keep shouting
solutus - dissolved, unbound
fides - faith, truth
sic - thus, so, in this way
lanio - mangle, mutilate, butcher
praesidium - protection, defense
destitutus - devoid of, deprived of
fabula - story, tale, fable
doceo - teach
stultus - foolish, stupid
tuus - your, yours
hostis - enemy

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M0300 Perry153

Fabula Facilis: Canes et Corium

Vocabula

Corium in flumine depressum est.
Canes corium vident,
et extrahere celeriter volunt.
Aquam igitur lambere incipiunt.
Sic canes rupti sunt
et pereunt,
corium petentes.

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This story is based on 349. Canes et Corium.

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canis - dog
et - and
corium - hide, leather
in - in, into
flumen - river, stream
depressus - pressed down, submerged
video - see
extraho - pull out, extract
celeriter - quickly, swiftly,
volo - will, want, wish
aqua - water
igitur - therefore
lambo - lick, lap up
incipio - begin
sic - in this way
rumpo - burst, rupture
pereo - perish, die
peto - seek, strive for

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M0349 Perry135

Fabula Facilis: Asinus Animalia Fugans et Leo

Vocabula

Asinus forte leoni occurrit et dicit,
"Ascendamus in cacumen montis
et videbis:
multa animalia et me timent."
Leo asini verba ridet et respondet,
"Eamus!"
Veniunt ad locum.
Asinus cum leone stat in loco edito,
et voce magna clamat.
Vulpes et lepores audiunt et fugiunt.
Asinus leoni dicit,
"Vide, O leo!
Animalia me timent!"
Leo ei respondet,
"Poterat et me terrere vox tua,
sed scio te asinum esse."

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This story is based on 233. Asinus Animalia Fugans et Leo.

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asinus - donkey
animal - animal, creature
fugo - put to flight, chase away
et - and
leo - lion
forte - by chance
occurro - run into, meet
dico - say, speak
ascendo - go up, ascend
in - in, into
cacumen - peak
mons - mountain
video - see
multus - much, many
ego - I, me
timeo - fear, be afraid of
verbum - word
rideo - laugh, laugh at, mock
respondeo - answer, reply
eo - go
venio - come to, reach
ad - to, towards
locum - place
cum - with, together with
sto - stand
editus - high, elevated
vox - voice, sound
magnus - great, big
clamo - shout
vulpes - fox
lepus - rabbit, hare
audio - hear, listen
fugio - flee, runa way
O - o! oh!
is - he/she/it
possum - can, be able
terreo - terrify, frighten
tuus - your, yours
sed - but
scio - know
tu - you
sum - be, exist

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M0233 Perry151

Fabula Facilis: Canis Aquam Timens

Vocabula

Pluit.
Canis domo exire non audet.
Alius canis interrogat,
"Cur exire non audes?"
Respondet,
"Aqua ferventi quondam excoctus sum."
Fabula docet:
Homo,
qui mala gravia expertus est,
etiam levissima timet.

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This story is based on 351. Canis Aquam Timens.

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canis - dog
aqua - water
timeo - fear
pluo - rain
domus - house
exeo - go out, exit
non - not, no
audeo - dare
alius - other, another
interrogo - ask, inquire
cur - why
respondeo - answer, reply
fervens - boiling, hot
quondam - once, once upon a time
excoquo - boil
fabula - story, tale, fable
doceo - teach
homo - person, man
qui - who, which, that
malum - bad thing, trouble
gravis - heavy, serious
experior - experience, undergo
etiam - and, also, even
levis - light, slight, trivial

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M0351 (not in Perry)

Fabula Facilis: Sorices, Mures, et Feles

Vocabula

Feles super fornacem sedet.
Mitram gerit,
baculo suo innitens.
Mures et sorices convocat
et eis dicit,
"Episcopus sum, ut videtis;
ad benedictionem meam inclinate,
mihi obedientes."
Antiquus sorex sic feli respondet,
"Carius est mihi
ut moriar paganus
quam quod fiam christianus
sub vestra manu."
Tunc ergo mures et sorices,
a benedictione ipsius fugientes,
se occultant in suis latebris.
Feles mitram exuit
et episcopatum deponit.

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This story is based on 216. Sorices, Mures, et Feles.

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sorex - shrew-mouse
mus - mouse
et -
and
feles - cat
super - above, on top of
fornax - oven
sedeo - sit
mitra - mitre, bishop's mitre
gero - bear, wear, carry on, do
baculum - staff, scepter, crozier
suus - reflexive possessive pronoun
innitor - lean on
convoco - call together
is - he/she/it
dico - say, speak
episcopus - bishop
sum - be, exist
ut - as, so, so that
video - see
ad - towards, to
benedictio - blessing
meus - my, mine
inclino - bend, bow down
ego - I, me
obedio - obey, listen to
antiquus - old, ancient, elderly
sic - in this way, thus
respondeo - answer, reply
carus - dear, precious, valuable
morior - die
paganus - pagan
quam - than
quod - that
fio - become
christianus - Christian
sub - under
vester - your (polite, formal)
manus - hand
tunc - then
ergo - therefore
ipse - (him/her/it)self, the very one
fugio - flee, run away
se - reflexive pronoun
occulto - hide, conceal
in - in, into
latebra - hiding place
exuo - pull off, take off
episcopatus - office of bishop
depono - put down, set aside

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M0216 Perry692

Fabula Facilis: Ranae et Sol

Vocabula

Ranae laetae sunt!
Nuntius eis dicit,
"Sol uxorem ducit!"
Sed rana una ceteris prudentior est,
et aliis dicit,
"O vos, cives stolidos,
nonne periculum videtis?
Aestus unius Solis
saepe nos excruciat!
Quid igitur
si liberos etiam procreat?"

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This story is based on 607. Ranae et Sol.

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rana - frog
sol - sun
laetus - happy
sum - be, exist
nuntius - messenger, herald
is - he/she/it
dico - say, speak
uxor - wife
uxorem duco - marry
sed - but
unus - one
ceterus - other, rest
prudens - wise, insightful
alius - other, another
et - and
O - o! oh!
vos - you (plural)
civis - citizen
stolidus - dumb, dull-witted
nonne - don't you...? (question)
periculum - danger
video - see
aestus - boiling heat, fire
saepe - often
nos - we, us
excrucio - torment, torture
quid - what
igitur - therefore
si - if
liberi - children, offspring
etiam - also, even
procreo - produce, spawn, beget

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M0607 Perry314

Fabula Facilis: Pulex, Homo, et Hercules

Vocabula

Pulex insilit in pedem hominis.
Herculem invocat,
et rogat,
"Hunc pulicem opprime, quaeso!"
Sed mox
pulex se illinc saltu subducit,
impunissime.
Ille homo cum gemitu dicit,
"O Hercules,
quid opis
ego abs te exspectare possum
in magnis periculis,
si contra pulicem mihi non ades?"

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This story is based on 703. Pulex, Homo, et Hercules.

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pulex - flea
homo - persona, man
et - and
Hercules - Hercules
insilio - leap in, jump on
in - in, into
pes - foot
invoco - call upon, invoke
rogo - ask, ask for
hic - this, this one
opprimo - crush, overwhelm
quaeso - beg, ask for
sed - but
mox - soon, next
se - reflexive pronoun
illinc - from there
saltus - leap, jump
subduco - carry off, transfer
impune - without punishment, safely
cum - with
gemitus - moan, groan
dico - say, speak
O - oh! o!
quid - what
ops - help, power, influence
ego - I
abs - from, by
tu - you
exspecto - await, expect, hope for
possum - can, be able
magnus - great, large
periculum - danger, peril
si - if
contra - against
non - not, no
adsum - be present, appear, aid

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M0703 Perry231

Fabula Facilis: Lupus et Persona Tragoedi

Vocabula

Lupus personam tragoedi invenit
in agro.
Semel et iterum personam vertit,
et dicit,
"O quanta species,
et cerebrum non habet
neque sensum!"
Haec fabula de illis dicitur
qui gloriam et honorem habent,
prudentiam vero nullam.

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This story is based on 106. Lupus et Persona Tragoedi.

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lupus - wolf
et - and
persona - mask
tragoedus - tragic actor
invenio - find, come upon
in - in, into
ager - field
semel - once
iterum - again
verto - turn
dico - say, speak
O - o! oh!
quantus - how much
species - appearance, beauty
cerebrum - brain, intelligence
non - not, no
habeo - have
neque - and not, nor, neither
sensus - feeling, sense, perception
hic - this, this one
fabula - tale, story, fable
de - about, concerning
ille - that, that one
qui - who, which, that
gloria - glory
honor - renown, honor
prudentia - intelligence, good sense
vero - in fact
nullus - not any, none

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M0106 Perry027

Fabula Facilis: Asinus Res Sacras Portans

Vocabula

Asinus quidam res sacras portat.
Homines res sacras venerantur.
Asinus sic cogitat,
"Ecce:
homines omnes me venerantur!"
Itaque erectus incedit, putans,
"Mihi tus illud offerunt,
atque carmina."
Asini errorem mox aliquis videt,
et ei dicit,
"Mi asine,
istam vanitatem tibi excute!
Caerimoniis colunt non te,
sed istas res sacras;
iste divus, non tu,
religione dignus est."

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This story is based on 249. Asinus Res Sacras Portans.

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asinus - donkey
res - thing
sacer - holy, sacred
porto - carry
quidam - certain, one, a
homo - person, man
veneror - worship, venerate
sic - thus, in this way
cogito - think
ecce - behold! look!
omnis - all, every
ego - I, me
itaque - so, accordingly, therefore
erectus - upright, bold, confident
incedo - go, proceed
puto - reckon, suppose
tus - incense
ille - that, that one
offero - offer, present
atque - and
carmen - song, poem, prayer
error - mistake, error
mox - soon
aliquis - somebody, someone
video - see
et - and
is - he/she/it
dico - say, speak
meus - my, mine
iste - that, that there (of yours)
vanitas - vanity, self-importance
tu - you
excutio - shake off, cast out
caerimonium - rite, ritual, ceremony
colo - worship, honor, take care of
non - not, no
sed - but
divus - god; holy one
religio - worship, reverence, awe
dignus - worthy
sum - be, exist

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M0249 Perry182

Fabula Facilis: Canes Duo et Os

Vocabula

Canes duo sunt:
Nero et Phylax.
Una inveniunt eximium os.
Uterque totum os postulat;
rixa exardescit;
postremo amici pugnam committunt.
Solum fluit sanguine.
Tandem Phylax Neronem fugat!
Exsultans,
Phylax victor ad locum redit
ubi praedam reliquit.
At abest os!
Canis prudentior os abstulerat,
dum illi pugnabant.

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This story is based on 350. Canes Duo et Os.

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canis - dog
duo - two
et - and
os - bone
sum - be, exist
Nero - Nero
Phylax - Phyax
una - together
invenio - find, come up
eximius - excellent, outstanding
uterque - each (of two)
totus - whole, entire
postulo - claim, demand
rixa - quarrel
exardesco - grow hot, flare up
postremo - next, following
amicus - friendly, friend
pugna - fight
committo - unite, engage, bring about
solum - ground, soil
fluo - flow
sanguis - blood
tandem - finally
fugo - put to flight, chase away
exsulto - rejoice, jump about
victor - victor, conqueror
ad - to, towards
locus - place
redeo - go back, return
ubi - where
praeda - prize, booty
relinquo - leave
at - but, on the contrary
absum - be away, be absent
prudens - sensible, discerning
aufero - carry off, take away
dum - while
ille - that, that one
pugno - fight, do battle

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M0350 (not in Perry)