Fabula Facilis: Porcellus et Testamentum

Vocabula

Ecce porcellus tristis.
Parentes eius mortui sunt!
Ingenti clamore,
porcellus mortem parentum deflet.
Tunc testamenti tabulas legit:
magnus glandis acervus ei relinquitur,
et multi farinae modii.
Porcellus obticescit,
et non amplius flet.
Porci alii rogant,
"Cur non amplius fles?"
Porcellus eis dicit,
"Farina et glandes os mihi occludunt."

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This story is based on 334. Porcellus et Testamentum.

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porcellus - piglet, little pig
et - and
testamentum - last will
ecce - behold, look
tristis - sad
parens - parent
is - he/she/it
mortuus - dead
ingens - huge, great
clamor - shouting, outcry
mors - death
defleo - weep, bewail
tunc - then
tabula - record, document, deed
lego - read
magnus - great, big
glandis - acorn
is - he/she/it
relinquo - leave, leave behind
et - and
multus - much, many
farina - flour
modius - peck, dry measure
obticesco - meet with silence
non - not, no
amplius - greater, further, more
fleo - weep
porcus - pig
alius - other, another
rogo - ask
cur - why
dico - say, speak
os - mouth
ego - I, me
occludo - shut up, close

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Fabula Facilis: Sus Parturiens et Lupus

Vocabula

Sus puerpera est.
Nunc parturit!
Lupus pollicetur,
"Fetorum tuorum custos ero!"
Sus parturiens respondet,
"Obsequio tuo non egeo.
Si vis tu pius haberi, longius abi!"
Lupi benevolentia constat
non praesentia,
sed absentia.
Fabula docet:
Multi sunt,
qui suam operam pollicentur
non tui amore, sed sui;
suum quaerunt commodum,
non tuum.

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This story is based on 331. Sus Parturiens et Lupus.

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sus - sow, pig
parturio - give birth, be in labor
et - and
lupus - wolf
puerpera - female in labor
sum - be, exist
nunc - now
polliceor - promise
fetus - offspring, young
tuus - your, yours
custos - guard, guardian
respondeo - reply, answer
obsequium - obedience, services
non - not, no
egeo - need, want, lack
si - if
volo - want, will, wish
tu - you
pius - faithful, deoted
habeor - be held, be considered
longe - far off, away
abeo - go away, depart
benevolentia - kindness
consto - consist
praesentia - presence
absentia - absence
sed - but
fabula - story, tale, fable
multus - much, many
qui - who, which, that
suus - reflexive possessive pronoun
opera - work, care, aid
amor - love
quaero - seek, search for
commodum - benefit, advantage

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Fabula Facilis: Gladius in Via Iacens

Vocabula

Viator ambulat.
Gladius in via iacet.
In via gladium invenit.
Viator gladium interrogat,
"O gladie, quis te perdidit?"
Gladius ei tale responsum dat,
"Unus quidem me perdidit;
ego vero perdidi multos."

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This story is based on 758. Gladius in Via Iacens.

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gladius - sword
in - in, into
via - road, way
iaceo - lie, stretch out
viator - wayfarer, traveler
ambulo - walk, go
invenio - find, come upon
interrogo - ask, inquire
O - o! oh!
quis - who
tu - you
perdo - lose, destroy
is - he/she/it
talis - such
responsum - reply, response
do - give
unus - one
quidem - indeed
ego - I, me
vero - truly, indeed
multus - much, many

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