Apes mel faciunt in quercu cava,
operi intentae.
Pastor vero in apes forte incidit
et, sedulo taciteque agens,
favos aufert.
Apes hoc sentiunt;
furore percitae,
hinc et illinc circumvolant
suisque aculeis hostem abigunt.
Ille tamen, victus, dicit,
"Valete, o feroculae,
aeternum valete!
Non adeo mel desidero,
ut a vobis illud accipiam."
This story is based on 677. Apes et Pastor.
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apis - bee
et - and
pastor - shepherd
mel - honey
facio - do, make
in - in, into
quercus - oak
cavus - hollow
opus - work
intentus - attentive to, intent on
vero - in fact, indeed
forte - by chance
incido - fall into, come upon
sedulo - diligently, carefully
tacite - quietly
-que - and
ago - do, act, lead
favus - honeycomb
aufero - carry away
hic - this, this thing, this one
sentio - feel, sense, be aware of
furor - anger, rage, wrath
percitus - stirred up
hinc - here, to here, hither
illinc - there, to there, thither
circumvolo - fly around
suus - reflexive possessive adjective
aculeus - sting
hostis - enemy
abigo - drive away
ille - that, that thing, that one
tamen - however, but
victus - defeated
dico - say, speak
valeo - be well, farewell
o - o! oh!
feroculus - wild, cruel (diminutive)
aeternum - forever
non - not, no
adeo - so far, so much
desidero - crave, desire
ut - so, so that
a - from
vos - you (plural)
accipio - take, accept, receive
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