Friday, October 28, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Oves et Lupi


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.

This story is based on 300. Oves et Lupi.
Lupi et Oves

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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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