Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Simia et Piscatores

Simia sedet in arbore procera.
Piscatores videt,
qui ad flumen retia ferunt.
Simia sedulo observat omnia
quae piscatores gerunt.
Retia iaciunt et tunc paulum recedunt,
cibum sumere volentes.
Simia confestim ex arbore descendit,
et piscatores imitatur;
simiae enim imitandi studium habent.
Retia vero, vix a simia tacta,
eam comprehendunt et demergunt!
Simia ad se conversa est et dicit,
"Digna quidem patior!
Piscandi ignara,
cur piscari volui?"


This story is based on 123. Simia et Piscatores.


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simia - monkey
et - and
piscator - fisherman
sedeo - sit
in - in, into
arbor - tree
procerus - tall
video - see
qui - who, which, that
ad - to, towards
flumen - river, stream
rete - net
fero - bring, carry
sedulo - carefully, attentively
observo - watch
omnis - every, all
gero - carry, carry out, do
iacio - toss, cast
et - and
tunc - then
paulum - a little bit
recedo - back away, go away
cibus - food
sumo - take, take up
volo - want, will, wish
confestim - immediately, at once
ex - out, from, out of
descendo - come down, get down
imitor - imitate, copy
enim - for, the fact is
studium - eagerness, desire, zeal
habeo - have
vero - in fact,
vix - scarcefly, barely
a - by
tango - touch
is - he/she/it
comprehendo - grab, grasp
demergo - plunge down, submerge
se - reflexive pronoun
converto - turn
dico - say
dignus - worthy
quidem - indeed
patior - suffer, undergo, experience
piscor - fish, go fishing
ignarus - ignorant, not knowing (how)
cur - why

M0123 Perry203

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Milvus, Rex Electus


Pulli celebrant capitulum,
regem sibi eligere volentes.
Dicit pullus unus, aliis sapientior,
"Eligere oportet columbam,
quod columba est animal simplex:
nec laniat, nec laedit, nec devorat."
Faciunt sic.
Columba simplex inter pullos conversatur.
Tunc dicunt pulli,
"Rex noster nihil valet:
nec percutit,
nec laniat."
Dicunt alii,
"Deponamus eum!
Quem igitur eligemus?"
Dicunt ad invicem,
"Eligamus milvum!"
Factum est ita.
Milvus rex constitutus est,
et,
die uno,
rostro et unguibus
pullum unum laniat et devorat,
postea alium, et tertium.
Sic rex pravus pullorum populum affligit.

This story is based on 424. Milvus, Rex Electus.


milvus - kite (bird)
rex - king
eligo - elect, select, choose
pullus - chick
celebro - perform, celebrate
capitulum - chapter, meeting
se - reflexive pronoun
volo - wish, want, will
dico - say
unus - one
alius - other, another
sapiens - wise
oportet - it is right, proper
columba - dove
quod - because
animal - animal
simplex - simple, honest
nec - and not, nor
lanio - tear, mangle, butcher
laedo - wound, injure
devoro - devour, consume
facio - do, make
sic - thus, in this way
inter - among, within
conversor - consort, keep company, abide
tunc - then
noster - our, ours
nihil - nothing
valeo - be strong, powerful, capable
percutio - strike, hit
depono - set aside, put away
is - he/she/it
quis - who
igitur - therefore
ad - to, towards
invicem - one another, in turns
ita - thus, so
constituo - establish, appoint
et - and
dies - day
rostrum - beak
unguis - nail, talon, claw
postea - afterwards
tertius - third
pravus - crooked, corrupt, wicked
populus - people, population, nation
affligo - damage, crush, afflict
M0424 (not in Perry)

Friday, May 27, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Aquila et Sagitta


Sagittarius aquilam videt et,
missa sagitta, aquilam configit.
Aquila conversa est ad sagittam
et eam videt pennatam pennis suis.
Tunc aquila moriens clamat,
"Multis
suae propriae facultates et res
insidias et periculum creant."

This story is based on 414. Aquila et Sagitta.
Aquila et Sagitta

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aquila - eagle
et - and
sagittarius - archer
video - see
mitto - send, let loose
sagitta - arrow
configo - pierce, strike
converto - turn
ad - towards
is - he/she/it
pennatus - feathered, with feathers
penna - feather
suus - reflexive possessive pronoun
tunc - then
morior - die
clamo - shout
multus - many
proprius - one's own
facultas - ability, means, resources
res - thing, affair
insidiae - ambush, snare, treachery
periculum - danger, peril
creo - create
M0414 Perry276

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Pater, Filius, et Asinus


Senex ad mercatum vadit,
cum filio et asello.
Homo quidam hoc videt et dicit,
"Quam stultus est ille!
Asellum neque pater ascendit,
neque filius eius."
Tum senex filium asino imponit.
Hoc alii conspicientes,
stultitiam senis increpant, dicentes,
"Ecce: filius super asinum positus est,
sed pater, aetate confectus, ambulat,
asellum sequens."
Pater ergo filium deponit,
et ipse asinum ascendit.
Paulo post audit alios se culpantes,
"Senex parvulum filium post se trahit,
tanquam servum!"
Filium ergo asello secum superimponit.
Castigatus est inde ab aliis,
qui clamant,
"Minime aptus est asellus
ad tantum onus!"
Senex perturbatus est
tot variis sententiis.
Tandem aselli pedes iungit,
et asellum ligatum baculo suspendit.
Tunc baculum suo filiique collo superponit.
Hoc modo asellum ad mercatum defert.
Propter novitatem spectaculi,
omnes patrem filiumque rident.
Senex indignatus est
et supra ripam fluminis consistit,
asinum ligatum in flumen deiicit
atque ita, sine asino, domum redit.

This story is based on 935. Pater, Filius, et Asinus.
Pater, Filius et Asinus

Click here for a SLIDESHOW of all the Brant images. All the versions are here: donkey unladen, father on donkey, son on donkey, both on donkey, and - finally - carrying the donkey!
pater - father
filius - son
et - and
asinus - donkey
senex - old man
ad - to, towards
mercatus - fair, market
vado - go
cum - with, together with
asellus - donkey
homo - person, man
quidam - certain, one
hic - this
video - see
dico - say
quam - how
stultus - foolish, stupid
sum - be, exist
ille - that, that one
neque - and not, neither, nor
pater - father
ascendo - get up on, mount
is - he/she/it
tum - then
impono - put on, place
alius - other, another
conspicio - see, observe, watch
stultitia - foolishness, stupidity
increpo - rebuke, chide
ecce - behold! look!
super - on top of, over, on
pono - put, place
sed - but
aetas - age
confectus - subdued, defeated, done
ambulo - walk
sequor - follow
ergo - therefore
depono - take down, set aside
ipse - (him/her/it)self
ascendo - get up on, ascend
paulum - a little bit, a little
post - after, afterwards
audio - hear
se - reflexive pronoun
culpo - blame, accuse
parvulus - small, little
traho - drag
tamquam - like, as
servus - slave, servant
superimpono - put up on
castigo - reprimand, correct, chastise
inde - thence, from that point on
a - by
qui - who, which, that
clamo - shout
minime - least of all, not at all
aptus - suitable, fit
ad - to, toward, for
tantus - so great, so much
onus - weight, burden
perturbo - confuse, disturb
tot - so many
varius - various, diverse
sententia - opinion, judgment, feeling
tandem - finally
pes - foot
iungo - join, tie together
ligo - tie, bind
baculum - stick, staff, walking stick
suspendo - hang, hang from
collum - neck
superpono - put on, put over
modus - way, measure, method
defero - carry, bring
propter - on account of, because of
novitas - newness, novelty, strangeness
spectaculum - sight
omnis - all, every
rideo - laugh, mock, laugh at
indignor - resent, be indignant
supra - above, over
ripa - bank, edge
flumen - river, stream
consisto - stop
deiicio - thrown down
atque - and
ita - thus, in this way
sine - without
domus - home
redeo - go back, return

M0935 Perry721

Monday, May 23, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Mercurius, Homo, et Formicae


Olim navis demergitur,
cum navigantibus omnibus.
Homo, tantam cladem videns, dicit,
"Quam iniusti Dii omnes sunt!
Nimirum scelesti unius causā,
qui forte navem conscenderat,
eodem casu permulti pereunt,
sed criminis expertes sunt."
Dum ille haec dicit,
omnia secum repetens iterum iterumque,
circa eum venit
ingens formicarum multitudo;
formicae ore trahunt glumas triticeas
quae illic forte aderant.
Una formicarum hominem mordet,
et homo illico formicas omnes conculcat.
At Mercurius tunc ei apparet!
Deus eum virga percutit et dicit,
"Posthac te hoc scire oportet:
nos tales hominum iudices sumus,
qualis tu iudex es formicarum."

This story is based on 784. Mercurius, Homo, et Formicae.


Mercurius - Mercury
homo - person, man
et - and
formica - ant
olim - once, once upon a time
navis - ship
demergo - sink, submerge
cum - with, together with
navigo - sail, journey on a ship
omnis - all, every
tantus - so great, so much
clades - disaster, ruin, calamity
video - see
dico - say
quam - how
iniustus - unjust, unfair
deus - god
sum - be, exist
nimirum - no wonder, doubtless
scelestus - criminal, wicked
unus - one
causa - cause, reason
qui - who, which, that
forte - by chance
conscendo - get onto, board
idem - same
casus - chance, accident
permultus - very many
pereo - perish, die
sed - but
crimen - crime, evil deed
expers - free from, having no part in
dum - while
ille - that, that one
hic - this
se - reflexive pronoun
repeto - return, repeat, recall
iterum - again, a second time
circa - around
is - he/she/it
venio - come
ingens - huge
multitudo - large number, multitude
os - mouth
traho - drag, carry
gluma - husk
triticeus - wheat, made of wheat
qui - who, which, that
illic - to that place, thither
adsum - be present
mordeo - bite
et - and
illico - immediately, on the spot
conculco - trample underfoot
at - but
tunc - then
appareo - appear, show up, serve
virga - rod, wand
percutio - strike, hit
posthac - after this, hereafter, in the future
tu - you
scio - know
oportet - it is right, proper
nos - we, us
talis - such, that sort of
iudex - judge
qualis - such, what sort of
M0784 Perry306

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Venator Meticulosus


Venator leonis vestigia indagat.
Lignatorem rogat,
"Heus tu,
leonis vestigia et latibula quaero:
potesne mihi haec indicare?"
Lignator ei respondet,
"Et ipsum quoque leonem indicabo,
si lubet."
Venator,
metu pallescens et dentibus crepitans,
"Vestigia tantum," dicit,
non leonem quaero."
Audaces et timidos carpit haec fabula,
audaces nempe verbis, sed non factis.

This story is based on 847. Venator Meticulosus.
Leo et Venator Meticulosus

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venator - hunter
meticulosus - fearful, timid
leo - lion
vestigium - footprint, track
indago - track, track down
lignator -woodcutter
rogo - ask, inquire, interrogate
heus - hey!
tu - you
et - and
latibulum - den, hiding-place
quaero - seek, look for
possum - can, be able
ne - question particle
ego - I, me
hoc - this
indico - point out, indicate
is - he/she/it
respondeo - answer, reply
ipse - (him/her/it)self
quoque - also
si - if
lubet - it pleases, is agreeable, you want
metus - fear
pallesco - grow pale
dens - tooth
crepito - rattle, snap
tantum - so much, only
dico - say
non - not, no
audax - bold, daring
timidus - fearful, scared
carpo - pluck, tease, carp at
fabula - story, tale, fable
nempe - of course, certainly
verbum - word
sed - but
factum - deed
M0847 Perry326

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Divinator et Latrones


Medio in foro,
circulator divinatoriam profitetur,
et inspectione manuum sortes auguratur.
Magna plebis turba stipatus est,
quam, incautam, suis praestigiis tenet.
Ecce: nuntius advenit et ei dicit,
"Effractae fores domus tuae sunt,
et latrones omnia diripiunt et asportant."
Circulator, hoc audiens, turbatus est.
Forum relinquit et ad domum currit.
Tunc quidam exclamat,
"O illusor et mendax,
si scis aliorum sortem divinare,
cur sortem tuam nescis?"

This story is based on 890. Divinator et Latrones.
Vates et Fur

Click here for a SLIDESHOW of all the Brant images. I really like the way that one member of the audience is pointing towards the thief as the crime is taking place - that's a wonderful way to translate the sequential events of the story into a single image making fun of the would-be fortune-teller.
divinator - prophet, fortune-teller
et - and
latro - thief, robber
medius - middle
in - in, into
forum - market, forum
circulator - traveling salesman, performer
divinatoria - prophecy
profiteor - declare, profess
inspectio - looking at, inspection
manus - hand
sors - lot, allotment, fate
auguror - conjecture, predict
magnus - great, large
plebs - common people, commoners
turba - crowd
stipo - press together, surround, crowd
qui - who, which, that
incautus - reckless, unprotected
suus - reflexive possessive pronoun
praestigium - illusion, trick, magic
teneo - hold
ecce - behold, look
nuntius - messenger
advenio - come, come to, arrive
is - he/she/it
dico - say, speak
effringo - break open, smash
foris - door, gate
domus - house, home
tuus - you, your
omnis - all, every
diripio - snatch away, grab
asporto - carry off, take away
hic - this
audio - hear, listen
turbo - upset, disturb
relinquo - leave, abandon
ad - to, towards
curro - run
tunc - then
quidam - a certain, one
exclamo - shout out, exclaim
O - o! oh!
illusor - mocker
mendax - deceitful, lying, liar
si - if
scio - know
alius - other, another
divino - divine, prophesy, guess
cur - why
nescio - not know, be ignorant of

M0890 Perry161

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Canis et Umbra


Canis fluvium tranat,
et fauce
vorabunda carnem vehit.
Sol splendet,
et umbra carnis lucet in aquis.
Canis umbram avide captat,
et perdit hoc quod in fauce vehebat.
Perculsus infortunio,
canis huc illuc ocellos vagos circumfert.
Tandem animum recipit et elatrat:
"Cupidus eram,
et cupiditati miserae deerat modus!
Satis superque habebam,
sed stultus eram.
Iam in aquis perierunt
tota mea spes et res."

This story is based on 348. Canis et Umbra.
Canis et Umbra

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canis - dog
et - and
umbra - shadow, reflection
fluvius - river, stream
trano - swim across, cross
faux - gullet, throat, jaws
vorabundus - greedy, ravenous
caro - meat, flesh
veho - carry
sol - sun
splendeo - gleam, be radiant, shine
luceo - be clear, shine
in - in, into
aqua - water
avide - greedily
capto - snatch at, try to grab
perdo - lose
hic - this
qui - who, which, that
percello - strike, overpower
infortunium - misfortune, disaster
huc - hither, to this place
illus - thither, to that place
ocellus - eye (diminutive of oculus)
vagus - wandering, roving
circumfero - carry around, turn around
tandem - finally, at last
animus - spirit, heart
recipio - regain, recover, take back
elatro - bark out loud, bark
cupidus - desirous, greedy
sum - be, exist
cupiditas - desire, greed
miser - wretched, unhappy
desum - lack, be wanting
modus - measure, limit
satis - enough,
super - above, more
-que - and
habeo - have
sed - but
stultus - foolish, stupid
iam - already, now
pereo - perish, disappear
totus - all
meus - my, mine
spes - hope
res - thing, business, property
M0348 Perry133

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Anguis et Milvus


Milvus anguem rapit.
In altum volat, anguem ferens.
At anguis repente conversus est
et milvum morsu ferit et interficit.
Anguis tunc morienti milvo dicit,
"Tam stultus es tu!
Ego tibi nullam iniuriam feci,
sed me laedis ac ad mortem rapis.
Ecce: merito eadem refers
quae mihi facere parabas."

This story is based on 621. Anguis et Milvus.
Corvus et Serpens

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anguis - snake, serpent
et - and
milvus - kite (bird)
rapio - snatch, grab
in - in, into
altus - high, deep
volo - fly
fero - carry, bear
at - but, but on the other hand
repente - suddenly, unexpectedly
converto - turn around, turn
morsus - bite
ferio - wound, strike
interficio - kill
tunc - then
morior - die
dico - say, speak
tam - so, such
stultus - foolish, stupid
sum - be, exist
tu - you
ego - I
nullus - none, not any
iniuria - wrong, injury
facio - make, do
sed - but
laedo - wound, hurt, injure
ac - and, and also
ad - to, towards
mors - death
ecce - look, behold
merito - rightfully, rightly
idem - the same
refero - report, bring back, pay back
qui - who, which, that
paro - prepare, get ready
M0621 Perry128

Friday, May 13, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Equus, Lupus, et Hordeum


Lupus per arvum errat.
Forte, hordei copiam reperit,
sed hordeum lupi non comedunt.
Cibum ergo inutile relinquit,
et discedit.
Equo tunc obviam factus est.
Lupus equo dicit,
"Ad arvum subito veni, amice!
In arvo hordeum reperies.
Illud non comedi,
sed tibi reservavi,
quod dentium equi strepitus
valde mihi placet."
Equus sic respondet,
"Heus tu!
Si hordeo vesci posses, lupe,
aures haud praeposuisses ventri."

This story is based on 262. Equus, Lupus, et Hordeum.
Lupus, Equus et Hordeum

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equus - horse
lupus - wolf
et - and
hordeum - barley
per - through, by means of
arvum - field, arable land, plain
erro - wander
forte - by chance
copia - abundance, supply
reperio - find, discover
sed - but
non - not, no
comedo - eat, consume
cibus - food, fare
ergo - therefore
inutilis - useless
relinquo - abandon, leave behind
discedo - depart, go away
tunc - then
obviam - in the way
facio - do, make; become (passive)
dico - say, speak
subito - right away, suddenly
venio - come
amicus - friend
ille - that, that thing
tu - you
reservo - keep, preserve, spare
quod - because
dens - tooth
strepitus - noise, sound, crash
valde - greatly, very
ego - I, me
placeo - please
sic - thus, in this way
respondeo - answer, reply
heus - hey!
si - if
vescor - feed on, eat
possum - can, be able
auris - ear
haud - not
praepono - put before, put ahead
venter - stomach, belly

M0262 Perry154

Friday, May 06, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Ranae Duae et Puteus


Ranae duae in palude degunt.
Aestivis autem diebus,
palus arefacta est.
Ranae eam relinquunt
et sibi aliam quaerunt.
Non longe progressae,
profundum puteum inveniunt.
Altera dicit,
"Descendamus in puteum!"
Sed altera respondet,
"Si denuo aqua deficiet,
quomodo ex puteo remeabimus?"

This story is based on 611. Ranae Duae et Puteus.
Ranae Duae et Puteus

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rana - frog
duo - two
et - and
puteus - well
in - in, into
palus - swamp, marsh
dego - spend time, remain, live
aestivus - summer (adj.)
autem - however, but
dies - day
arefacio - dry up, wither, go dry
is - he/she/it
relinquo - leave, leave behind, abandon
se - reflexive pronoun
alius - other, another
quaero - seek, look for
non - no, not
longe - long, far, a long distance
progredior - proceed, go
profundus - deep
invenio - find, come upon, discover
alter - other, another
respondeo - answer, reply
si - if
denuo - again, anew, a second time
aqua - water
deficio - fail, disappoint, cease
quomodo - how
ex - out, out of
remeo - return, come back, go
M0611 Perry043

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Monachi et Abbates


Quidam abbas
dat monachis suis
tria fercula cotidie.
Dicunt monachi,
"Iste parum dat nobis.
Rogemus Deum
ut cito adveniat mors eius."
Et sive ex hac causa,
sive ex alia,
cito mortuus est.
Substitutus est alius
qui tantum duo fercula dat.
Irati monachi dicunt,
"Ecce, ferculum subtractum est!
Nunc magis orandum est,
ut Deus subtrahat ei vitam."
Tandem mortuus est.
Substitutus est tertius,
qui unum ferculum solum dat.
Monachi dicunt,
"Iste pessimus est inter omnes,
quia fame nos interficit.
Rogemus Deum
ut cito adveniat mors eius."
Sed dicit unus monachus,
"Rogo Deum
ut det ei longam vitam."
Alii admirati sunt et dicunt,
"Quare hoc dicis?"
Ille ait,
"Primus fuit malus,
secundus peior,
tertius pessimus,
et cum mortuus fuerit tertius,
alius peior succedet
qui penitus fame nos perimet."

This story is based on 895. Monachi et Abbates.


quidam - a certain, one
abbas - abbot
do - give
monachus - monk
suus - reflexive possessive pronoun
tres - three
ferculum - dish, platter, plate
cotidie - daily, every day
dico - say, speak
iste - that one, that, he
parum - little, a little
nos - we, us
rogo - ask, request
deus - god
ut - so, that that, to
cito - quickly, swiftly
advenio - come, arrive
mors - death
is - he/she/it
et - and
sive - or, either, either…or
ex - out of, out from, from
hic - this
causa - reason, cause
alius - other, another
morior - die
substituo - make alternate, substitute
qui - who, which, that
tantum - only (tantummodo)
duo - two
iratus - angry
ecce - look! behold!
subtraho - drag off, take away
nunc - now
magis - more
oro - pray, beg
vita - life
tandem - finally, at last
tertius - third
unus - one
solus - only, alone
pessimus - worst
sum - be, exist
inter - among
omnis - all, every
quia - because
fames - hunger
interficio - kill
longus - long
admiror - be amazed, wonder at
quare - why, for what reason
ait - say
malus - bad
secundus - second
peior - worse
cum - when
succedo - follow, advance, succeed
penitus - inwardly, completely
perimo - kill, destroy
M0895 (not in Perry)

Monday, May 02, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Vulpes et Mulieres


Vulpes iuxta villam quandam transit.
Catervam mulierum videt,
et alto silentio mulieres comedunt
gallinas plurimas, opipare assatas.
Ad mulieres conversa, vulpes dicit,
"Qui clamores contra me essent,
et qui canum latratus,
si ego facerem quod vos facitis!"
Quaedam anus vulpi respondet,
"Nos quae nostra sunt comedimus;
tu, o pessima animalium, fur es
et semper aliena comedis."

This story is based on 54. Vulpes et Mulieres.


Image Source: Red fox.

vulpes - fox
iuxta - next to, along
villa - farm, country house
quidam - certain, some, one
traneo - go by, walk by
caterva - crowd
mulier - woman
video - see
et - and
altus - high, deep
silentium - silence
comedo - eat
gallina - hen, chicken
plurimus - many, numerous
opipare - splendidly, richly
asso - roast, bake
ad - to, towards
converto - turn, turn about
dico - say, speak
qui - who, which, that
clamor - shouting, outcry
contra - against
ego - I, me
sum - be, exist
canis - dog
latratus - barking
si - if
facio - do, make
vos - you (plural)
anus - old woman
respondeo - answer, reply
noster - our, ours
tu - you
o - o! oh!
pessimus - worst
animal - animal, beast
fur - thief
semper - always
alienus - another's, belonging to another
M0054 (not in Perry)