Fabula Facilis: Serpens et Filius Eius

Vocabula

Serpens filium monet,
"Mihi adsis, O fili!"
Tunc pater in alium serpentem ruit,
mordicus corripit, et glutit.
Filius patri dicit,
"Tam nefarium facinus perpetras, O pater!
Serpens ille de gente nostra est."
Pater respondet,
"Tace, fili inepte, tace.
Sic agere mihi expedit.
Serpens enim,
si serpentem non devoret,
draco non fit."
Fabula docet:
Homines potentes crescere solent
ex alienis cladibus.

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This story is based on 615. Serpens et Filius Eius.

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serpens - snake
et - and
filius - son
is - he/she/it
moneo - warn, remind
ego - I, me
adsum - be present, attend
O - o! oh!
tunc - then
pater - father
in - in, into
alius - other, another
ruo - rush, rush at, attack
mordicus - with the teeth, by biting
corripio - snatch, grap, seize
glutio - swallow, gulp
dico - say, speak
tam - so, such
nefarius - wicked, criminal
facinus - crime, misdeed
perpetro - accomplish, carry out
ille - that, that one
de - from, about
gens - clan, tribe, species
noster - our, ours
sum - be, exist
respondeo - answer, reply
taceo - be silent, shut up
ineptus - foolish, silly
sic - thus, in this way
ago - do, act, lead
expedio - be expedient, set free
enim - for, the fact is
si - if
non - not, no
devoro - consume, eat up
draco - dragon
fio - become
fabula - story, tale, fable
doceo - teach
homo - person, man
potens - powerful, capable
cresco - grow, increase
soleo - be accustomed, usually
ex - from, out from
alienus - belonging to another
clades - disaster, ruin, calamity

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Fabula Facilis: Pisces e Sartagine Exsilientes

Vocabula

Ecce pisces vivi!
Sed in sartagine ferventi oleo coquuntur.
Piscium unus dicit,
"Hinc fugere debemus, fratres!
Si non fugimus, perimus!"
Tunc omnes pariter e sartagine exsiliunt.
Sed in ardentes prunas decidunt.
Pisces igitur dolore maiori affecti sunt.
Damnant saltum suum, et dicunt,
"Nunc morte perimus atrocissima!"

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This story is based on 579. Pisces e Sartagine Exsilientes.

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ecce - behold, look
piscis - fish
vivus - alive
sed - but
in - in, into
sartago - frying pan
fervens - very hot, boiling, burning
oleum - oil
coquo - cook
unus - one
dico - say, speak
hinc - from this place, hence
fugio - flee, run away
debeo - must, ought
frater - brother
si - if
non - not, no
pereo - perish, die
tunc - then
omnis - all, whole, every
pariter - equally, together
ex - from, out from
exsilio - jump out, leap out
ardens - burning, glowing, on fire
pruna - charcoal, live coal
decido - fall down
igitur - therefore
dolor - pain
maior - greater, larger
affectus - affected, hurt
damno - condemn, curse
saltus - leap, jump
suus - reflexive possessive adjective
nunc - now
mors - death
atrox - savage, cruel, terrible

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Fabula Facilis: Mors et Pauper

Vocabula

Pauper lignorum fasciculum humeris portat.
Longo deinde itinere fatigatus est.
Onere se levat et humi considit.
Tunc flebili voce advocat Mortem,
"O Mors, mihi adsis!"
Illa continuo adest et interrogat,
"Quid vis tu?"
Respondet pauper,
"Ego te advoco ut me adiuves:
humi tolle hunc fascem mihi!"
Fabula docet:
Adeo etiam in miseris,
homines mortales vitam amant.

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This story is based on 816. Mors et Pauper.

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mors - death
et - and
pauper - poor man
lignum - wood, firewood
fasciculus - bundle
humerus - shoulder
porto - carry, bear
longus - long, lengthy
deinde - then, next
iter - journey, way
fatigatus - exhausted, fatigued
sum - be, exist
onus - burden, weight
se - reflexive pronoun
levo - release, lighten, relieve
humus - ground
consido - sit down
tunc - then
flebilis - tearful, weeping
vox - voice
advoco - call upon, summon
]o - o! oh!
ego - I, me
adsum - be present, attend
ille - that, that one
continuo - continuously, immediately
interrogo - ask, inquire
quid - what
volo - want, wish, will
tu - you
respondeo - answer, reply
ut - so, so that, in order to
adiuvo - help, assist
tollo - pick up
hic - this, this one
fascis - bundle
fabula - story, tale, fable
doceo - teach
adeo - indeed, truly
etiam - even
miser - wretched, unfortunate, unlucky
homo - person, man
mortalis - mortal
vita - life
amo - love

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