Fabula Facilis: Vulpes et Uva

Vocabula

Vulpes, extrema fame coacta,
uvam appetit,
ex alta vite dependentem.
Summis viribus salit,
sed uvam attingere non potest.
Tandem discedit, dicens,
"Uva ista nondum matura est;
uvam acerbam nolo sumere."

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This story is based on 37. Vulpes et Uva.

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vulpes - fox
et - and
uva - grape, grapes
extremus - utmost, extreme
fames - hunger
coactus - driven
appeto - seek, long for
ex - out of, from
altus - high
vitis - vine, grapevine
dependeo - hang down
summus - highest, greatest
vis - strength, power
salio - leap, jump
sed - but
attingo - touch, reach
non - not, no
possum - able, be able
tandem - at last, finally
discedo - go away, depart
dico - say, speak
iste - that, that there
nondum - not yet
maturus - ripe, mature
sum - be, exist
acerbus - bitter, sour
nolo - will not, refuse
sumo - choose, use, enjoy

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Fabula Facilis: Psittacus Honoratus

Vocabula

Psittacus in aula regis degit.
Aves ceterae interrogant,
"Quid ita homines te habent
in magno honore?"
Ille avibus dicit,
"Quia edoctus sum
exprimendi humanas voces artem."
Fabula nos admonet:
bonas et liberales artes ediscite,
et ubique
clari honorabilesque erunt.

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This story is based on 549. Psittacus Honoratus.

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psittacus - parrot
honoratus - honored
in - in, into
aula - hall, court
rex - king
dego - spend time, abide
avis - bird
ceterus - other, the rest
interrogo - ask, inquire
quid - what, for what reason
ita - thus, in this way, so
homo - person, man
tu - you
habeo - hold, consider
magnus - great, big
honor - honor, respect
ille - that, that one
dico - say, speak
quia - because
edoceo - teach, train
exprimo - express, utter
humanus - human
vox - voice
ars - art, talent
fabula - story, tale, fable
nos - we, us
admoneo - warn, advise
bonus - good
et - and
liberalis - liberal, honorable
edisco - learn
ubique - everywhere
clarus - renowned, famous
honorabilis - esteemed, honored
-que - and
sum - be, exist

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Fabula Facilis: Formica Transformata

Vocabula

Bestia,
quae nunc formica est,
agricola olim fuit,
fur pessimus,
qui clam surripiebat
vicinorum messes et sata.
Dei indignati sunt
et hominem transformant
in hanc bestiolam.
Formica,
inveteratae consuetudinis haud oblita,
hominis formam exuit,
non mores suos.
Ut antea,
huc et illuc per campos excurrit,
furtim grana vicinorum suffurans.
Fabula docet:
Difficile est
naturam et mores dediscere.

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This story is based on 650. Formica Transformata.

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formica - ant
transformo - change shape, transform
bestia - creature, animal
qui - who, which, that
nunc - now
sum - be, exist
agricola - farmer
olim - once, once upon a time
fur - thief
pessimus - very bad, worst
clam - secretly, stealthily
surripio - snatch, steal, filch
vicinus - neighbor
messis - harvest, crop
satus - planted, sown
deus - god
indignatus - indignant, resentful
homo - person, man
in - in, into
hic - this, this one
bestiola - little creature
inveteratus - old, long-standing
consuetudo - habit
haud - not, not at all
oblitus - forgetful, having forgotten
forma - shape, form
exuo - take off, shed
non - not, no
mos - custom, habit, character
suus - reflexive possessive pronoun
ut - as, just as
antea - formerly, before
huc - hither, to here
illuc - thither, to there
per - through, by way of
campus - field
excurro - run out
furtim - secretly, imperceptibly
granum - grain, kernel
suffuro - steal, steal secretly
fabula - story, tale, fable
doceo - teach
difficilis - difficult, hard
natura - nature
dedisco - unlearn, forget

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