Saturday, August 06, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Cervus et Hinnulus Eius


Cervus praegrandi corpore est,
et cornua ingentia habet.
Cum per silvas ambulat,
hinnulus ei accedit et dicit,
"Mi pater, pro miraculo mihi est hoc:
tu tam praegrandi corpore es
et cornua tam praeclara habes,
sed latratūs canum exhorrescis."
Cervus hinnulo dicit,
"Mi fili, corpus magnum habeo,
fateor, et cornua comparia,
sed
pusillum sane cor est meum.”
Fabula indicat:
Ignis parvulus
camino magno non sufficit.
This story is based on 153. Cervus et Hinnulus Eius.
Cervus et Hinnulus

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cervus - deer, stag
et - and
hinnulus - fawn
is - he/she/it
praegrandis - very great, large
corpus - body
cornu - horn
ingens - huge
habeo - have
cum - when
per - through
silva - forest, wood
ambulo - walk
accedo - approach
dico - say
meus - my
pater - father
pro - as, for
miraculum - something amazing, astounding
ego - I
sum - be
hic - this
tu - you
tam - so
praeclarus - most excellent, illustrious
sed - but
latratus - barking
canis - dog
exhorresco - shudder at, tremble at
filius - son
magnus - big, great
fateor - confess
compar - equal, matching
pusillus - tiny, petty
sane - truly, however, yes
cor - heart
fabula - story, fable
indico - show, point out
ignis - fire
parvulus - tiny
camino - oven, forge
sufficio - be adequate, suffice

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