Fabula Facilis: Asinus, Gallus, et Leo

Vocabula

Gallus cum asino pascitur;
leo autem asinum invadit.
Gallus exclamat,
et leo fugere incipit,
nam leones galli vocem timent.
Asinus dicit,
"Leo propter me fugit!
Ego leonem nunc invadam!"
Asinus sic leonem persequitur.
Tunc, procul a gallicinio,
leo convertitur et asinum devorat.
Asinus, moriens, clamat,
"Iusta patior!
Ex pugnacibus parentibus non natus sum.
Quamobrem in aciem irrui?"

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This story is based on 235. Asinus, Gallus, et Leo.

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asinus - donkey
gallus - rooster
et - and
leo - lion
cum - with, together with
pascor - feed, graze
autem - but, however
invado - attack
exclamo - cry out
fugio - flee, run away
incipio - begin
nam - for, because
vox - voice, sound
timeo - fear
dico - say, speak
propter - on account of
ego - I, me
nunc - now
sic - in this way, thus
persequor - pursue, chase
tunc - then
procul - far, at a distance
a - from
gallicinium - cock-crow
convertor - turn, turn around
devoro - devour, consume
morior - die
clamo - shout
iustus - just, right
patior - suffer, endure
ex - from, out from, out of
pugnax - fighting, pugnacious
parens - parent, mother, father
non - not, no
nascor - be born
quamobrem - for what reason, why
in - in, into
acies - battle line, battle
irruo - rush into

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Fabula Facilis: Lupus Ovis Pelle Indutus

Lupus ovis pellem invenit et induit.
Sic ovis pelle indutus, gregi se immiscet.
Hoc modo lupus oves multas occidit.
Quotidie ovem aliquam e grege occidit.
Tum demum pastor hoc animadvertit.
Pastor lupum occidit et in arbore altissima suspendit.
Pastores ceteri hoc vident et mirantur.
Eum interrogant,
"Cur ovem in arbore suspendis?"
Pastor respondet,
"Amici, quid in arbore videtis?
Ovemne videtis, an lupum?
Pellis quidem est ovis,
opera autem lupi sunt!"

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This story is based on 86. Lupus Ovis Pelle Indutus.

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Fabula Facilis: Adolescens Piger

Erat adolescens piger.
Pigerrimus erat!
Socii eius hanc pigritiam culpant.
"Tu valde piger es!" ei dicunt.
"In lecto manes, et nihil facis.
Quare tu tamdiu in lecto manes?"
Adolescens piger ridet.
Amicis dicit,
"Verum dicitis, amici.
Sed mane, duae mulieres mihi adsunt.
Expergiscor, et has mulieres pulcherrimas video.
Nomen uni Industria est, et nomen alteri Pigritia.
Industria me surgere hortatur.
Sic mihi dicit,
'Aliquid operis fac!
Noli diem in lecto terere!'
Haec sunt Industriae verba.
Sed Pigritia Industriam increpat.
Pigritia dicit,
'Tibi quiescendum est.
Frigus est!
Propter frigus, in lecto tibi permanendum est.
Quare semper laborandum est?
Quiesce, puer mi, quiesce.'
Diu inter se Industria et Pigritia disputant.
Ego eas disputantes audio.
In lecto maneo, litis finem exspectans.
Si tardius e lecto surgo, culpa mea non est!
Tamdiu in lecto maneo, quod aequus iudex sum."

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This story is based on 968. Adolescens Piger.

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Fabula Facilis: Cervus et Cornua Eius

Cervus sitit et aquam bibere vult.
Cervus fontem invenit et ad fontem stat.
In aqua effigiem suam videt.
Cervus crura vituperat.
“Tristis sum," dicit, “quod crura mea tenuia sunt!”
Cervus cornua laudat.
“Laetus sum," dicit, “quod cornua mea sunt formosa.”
Repente venatores adsunt et cervum persequuntur.
Cervus per campum fugam facit,
et venatores evadit pernicitate pedum.
Sed cervus imprudens silvam attingit, ramis densam.
Cornua subito ramis implicantur.
Cervus currere non potest,
et venatores eum comprehendunt.
Cervus cum luctu haec verba edit,
“Vae mihi! Iam perii!
Crura vituperabam,
sed crura me servabant.
Cornua laudabam,
sed cornua me perdunt, miserum!”

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This story is based on 161. Cervus et Cornua Eius.

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Fabula Facilis: Canis in Praesepe et Bos

Vocabula

Praesepe faeni plenum est.
In praesepe canis decumbit.
Bos advenit et faenum comedere vult.
Canis invidus est!
Confestim se erigit et tota voce elātrat,
"Hoc faenum meum est!"
Bos respondet,
“Dii te perdant cum ista tua invidia!
Tu enim faeno non vesceris,
et me vesci non sinis.”

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This story is based on 357. Canis in Praesepi et Bos.

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canis - dog
in - in, into
praesepes - manger, stall
et - and
bos - cow, ox
faenum - hay
plenus - full
sum - be, exist
decumbo - lie down
advenio - come, arrive
comedo - eat
volo - want, wish, will
invidus - envious, jealous, grudging
confestim - suddenly, without delay
se - reflexive pronoun
erigo - rise up
totus - all, entire
vox - voice
elatro - bark, shout out
hic - this, this one
meus - my, mine
respondeo - answer, reply
deus - god
tu - you
perdo - ruin, destroy
cum - with, together with
iste - that, that there
tuus - your, yours
invidia - envy, jealousy
enim - the fact is, for
non - not, no
vescor - feed on, eat
ego - I, me
sino - allow, permit

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Fabula Facilis: Pater et Filii Litigantes

Agricola filios suos videt quotidie litigantes.
Pater filiis dicit,
"Mihi virgas complures afferte."
Ei virgas afferunt.
Pater virgas omnes in fasciculum colligat.
Pater filio primo dicit,
"Fasciculum cape et confringe!"
Fasciculum capit, sed confringere non valet.
Pater filiorum singulos iubet fasciciulum confringere,
sed nemo fasciculum confringere valet.
Postea pater fasciculum solvit
et virgas singulas filiis singulis tradit.
Dicit, "Virgas singulas confringite!"
Facile omnes virgas confringunt.
Pater tunc dicit,
“Ita et vos, filii mei!
Si unanimes estis,
hostes vos confringere non possunt,
et invicti semper eritis.
Si aemuli estis et inter se dissidetis,
praeda opportuna inimicis vestris eritis.
Mementote semper:
Ubi concordia, ibi victoria!”

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This story is based on 930. Pater et Filii Litigantes.

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