Fabula Facilis: Ceres et Rusticus

Vocabula

Rusticus quidam a Cerere sic impetrat:
"O dea, da mihi triticum absque aristis!
Tritici aristae valde asperae sunt,
et metentium triturantiumque manus laedunt."
Sed ubi triticum maturescit absque aristis,
aves minutae triticum omne comedunt.
Tum rusticus dicit,
"Quam digna patior!
Parvae commoditatis causa,
emolumenta maxima perdidi!"

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This story is based on 800. Ceres et Rusticus.

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Ceres - Ceres, Demeter
et - and
rusticus - countryman, farmer
quidam - certain, a
a - from
sic - thus, in this way
impetro - obtain by asking, request
o - o! oh!
dea - goddess
do - give
ego - I, mihi
triticum - wheat
absque - without, apart from
arista - beard of an ear of grain
valde - strongly, very
asper - rough, shaggy, pointed
sum - be, exist
meto - harvest, glean
trituro - thresh
manus - hand
laedo - hurt, injure
sed - but
ubi - when, where
maturesco - ripen, grow ripe
avis - bird
minutus - small, tiny
omnis - all, every, entire
comedo - eat, consum
tum - then
dico - say, speak
quam - how
dignus - worthy
patior - suffer, endure
parvus - small
commoditas - convenience
cause - reason, sake
emolumentum - advantage, benefit
maximus - greatest, very large
perdo - lose

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M0800 (not in Perry)

Fabula Facilis: Pavo Deplumatus

Vocabula

Pavo mansuetus et curialis est,
et plumis pulchris ornatus.
Pavo inter ceteras aves distinctus est;
quam diversi eius colores sunt!
Pavo ad avium congregationem venit.
Corvus quoque venit et pavoni dicit,
"O pavo, da mihi pennas duas."
Pavo interrogat,
"Quid facies pro me?"
Corvus respondet,
"Alta voce coram avibus te laudabo!"
Pavo pennas suas corvo concedit.
Similiter cornix petit et impetrat;
sic cuculus facit et multae aliae aves.
Denique pavo totus deplumatus remanet.
Debet pullos suos alis protegere,
sed non potest, quia pennas non habet.
Supervenit frigus et pavo perit.
Pulli ab eo recedunt,
et vivunt prout possunt.

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This story is based on 546. Pavo Deplumatus.

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pavo - peacock
deplumatus - stripped, plucked
mansuetus - gentle, mild
et - and
curialis - courtly, polite
sum - be, exist
pluma - feather
pulcher - pretty, beautiful
ornatus - decorated, adorned
inter - among
ceterus - other, remaining
avis - bird
distinctus - distinguished, distinct
quam - how
diversus - various, diverse
is - he/she/is
color - color
ad - towards
congregatio - gathering, flocking together
venio - come
corvus - raven, crow
quoque - also
dico - say, speak
o - oh! o!
do - give
ego - I, me
penna - feather, wing
duo - two
interrogo - inquire, ask
quid - what
facio - do, make
pro - for, before, on behalf of
respondeo - answer, reply
altus - high, loud
vox - voice
coram - in the presence of
tu - you
laudo - praise
concedo - grant, concede, give
similiter - likewise, similarly
cornix - crow
peto - ask, beg
impetro - obtain by asking
sic - thus, in this way, so
cuculus - cuckoo
multus - much, many
alius - other, another
denique - finally, in the end
totus - all, whole
remaneo - remain
debeo - must, ought
pullus - chick
suus - reflexive possessive pronoun
ala - wing
protego - cover, proect
sed - but
non - not, no
possum - be able, can
quia - because
habeo - have
supervenio - arrive
frigus - cold, winter cold
pereo - perish, die
ab - from
recedo - go away, depart
vivo - live
prout - as, just as

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M0546 (not in Perry)

Fabula Facilis: Corvus et Vulpes Mortem Simulans

Vocabula

Vulpes esuriens est.
Aves simplices fallere volens,
abiicit se in viam, quasi mortua.
Vulpes sic cogitat,
"Aves, me mortuam videntes,
ad me advolare non timebunt."
Corvus autem vulpem observat diligentius.
Corvus sic cogitat,
"Vulpes, ut video, etiam spirat!"
Circumvolitans, corvus vulpi dicit,
"Meus oculus
non minus subdolus est
quam cor tuum."
Fabula docet:
Fur furi manifestus est,
sicut lupus lupo.

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This story is based on 439. Corvus et Vulpes Mortem Simulans.

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corvus - crow
et - and
vulpes - fox
mors - death
simulo - pretend, simulate
esuriens - hungry
sum - be, exist
avis - bird
simplex - simple, simple-minded
fallo - deceive, trick
volo - want, will, wish
abiicio - throw down, cast
se - reflexive pronoun
in - in, into
via - road, path, way
quasi - as if
mortuus - dead
sic - thus, in this way
cogito - think
ego - I, me
video - see
ad - to, towards
advolo - fly, fly to
non - not, no
timeo - fear, be afraid
autem - but, however
observo - watch, observe
diligenter - carefully, attentively
ut - as
etiam - even, even now, yet
spiro - breathe
circumvolito - flutter, fly around
dico - say, speak
meus - my, mine
oculus - eye
minus - less
subdolus - tricky, sly
quam - than
cor - heart, mind
tuus - your, yours
fabula - story, tale, fable
doceo - teach
fur - thief
manifestus - clear, evidence, guilty
sicut - just as
lupus - wolf

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M0439 (not in Perry)