Fabula Facilis: Accipiter Columbam Insequens

Vocabula

Accipiter columbam insequitur
praecipiti volatu,
et villam intrat,
ubi a rustico captus est.
Rusticum blande obsecrat, dicens,
"O rustice, te obsecro,
ut me demittas:
Non enim te laesi!"
Rusticus respondet,
"Nec columba te laeserat!"
Fabula docet:
merito punimus eos
qui innocentes laedunt.

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This story is based on 417. Accipiter Columbam Insequens.

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accipiter - hawk
columba - dove
insequor - chase after, pursue
praeceps - headlong, precipitous
volatus - flight
et - and
villa - farm
intro - enter, go into
ubi - where, when
a - by
rusticus - country man, farmer
capio - catch, grab, capture
blande - sweetly, in a flattering way
obsecro - entreat, beg, implore
dico - say, speak
O - o! oh!
tu - you
ut - so, so that, in other that
ego - I, me
demitto - send away, let go
non - not, no
enim - for, as a matter of fact
laedo - injure, harm
respondeo - answer, reply
nec - and not, nor (= et non)
fabula - story, tale, fable
doceo - teach
merito - rightfully, justifiably
punio - punish
is - he/she/it
qui - who, which, that
innocens - innocent, harmless

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M0417 (not in Perry)

Fabula Facilis: Lupi et Rusticus

Vocabula

Rusticus arietem excoriatum portat
ad forum,
et lupi eum sequuntur.
Rusticus eis dicit,
"Quamdiu me sequi proponitis?"
Lupi respondent,
"Quamdiu?
Quamdiu arietem portas!"
Rusticus clamat,
"Malo arietem dimittere
quam tales comites habere!"
Et statim arietem proiicit.

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This story is based on 75. Lupi et Rusticus.

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(image source)

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lupus - wolf
et - and
rusticus - country, rural, farmer
aries - ram
excoriatus - skinned, flayed
porto - carry
ad - to, towards
forum - market
is - he/she/it
sequor - follow, pursue
dico - say, speak
quamdiu - for how long
ego - I, me
propono - propose, intend
respondeo - answer, reply
clamo - shout
malo - prefer, would rather
dimitto - send away, give up, abandon
quam - than
talis - such
comes - comrade, associate
habeo - have
statim - immediately directly
proiicio - throw away, cast aside

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M0075 (not in Perry)

Fabula Facilis: Equus Circensis Molae Iugatus

Vocabula

Equus senior venumdatus est,
farinam molere compellatus.
Vesperam totam
molae iugatus est, misellus,
et suspirans dicit,
"Cursibus ex qualibus
quales in gyros
propter farinulas compellatus sum!"
Fabula docet:
Noli superbire nimium
prae iuvenilis vigoris ferocia;
multorum senectus
inter labores consumpta est.

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This story is based on 275. Equus Circensis Molae Iugatus.

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(image source: although this is a donkey, you get the idea)

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equus - horse
circensis - used for a circus, racing
mola - mill
iugatus - yoked, joined
senior - older, rather old, quite old
venumdatus - sold, offered for sale
sum - be, exist
farina - flour
molo - grind
compellatus - compelled, called upon
vespera - evening
totus - whole, entire
mola - mill
misellus (miser) - wretched, unlucky
et - and
suspiro - sigh
dico - say, speak
cursus - running, racing, race
ex - from, out from, out of
qualis - such
in - in, into
gyrus - circle, course, ring
propter - for the sake of
farinula - diminutive of farina
fabula - story, tale, fable
doceo - teach
nolo - not, do not, will not
superbio - be proud, boast
nimium - excessively, too much
prae - in front of, because of
iuvenilis - youthful
vigor - strength
ferocia - fierceness, arrogance
multus - much, many
senectus - old age
inter - between, among
labor - hard work, effort
consumo - use up, expend, exhaust

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M0275 Perry318