Fabula Facilis: Hircus Equitans

Vocabula

Hircus quidam servus est asini.
Hircus sic cogitat,
"Dominus meus simplex est,
et humilis."
Ascendit ergo asinum,
volens equitare.
Sed asinus iratus est:
pedes anteriores erigit,
et retro cadit super dorsum suum;
hircum sic opprimit et interficit.
Fabula docet:
Si asinus est dominus tuus,
ne equites ipsum.

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This story is based on 324. Hircus Equitans.

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hircus - goat
equito - ride (on a horse)
quidam - a, certain, one
servus - slave, servant
sum - be, exist
asinus - donkey
sic - in this way, thus
cogito - think
dominus - master
meus - my, mine
simplex - simple-minded, foolish
et - and
humilis - lowly, obscure, insignificant
ascendo - mount, ascend
ergo - there
volo - want, will, wish
sed - but
iratus - angry
pes - foot, hoof
anterior - back, rear
erigo - raise, lift
retro - backwards, back
cado - fall
super - on
dorsum - back, spine
suus - reflexive possessive adjective
opprimo - crush, press down
interficio - kill, murder
fabula - story, tale, fable
doceo - teach
si - if
tuus - your
ne - not, do not, so that not
ipse - emphatic pronoun, he, himself

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Fabula Facilis: Simia et Gemelli Eius

Vocabula

Simiae, ut dicitur,
si gemellos pariunt,
alterum diligunt, alterum neglegunt.
Ecce fabula de simia et gemellis eius:
simia quaedam, venatores timens,
instanter periculum vitat.
Filium dilectum ulnis prehendit;
filius neglectus in matris tergo haeret.
Dum praeceps fugitat,
simia petrae collidit
atque filium dilectum necat.
Neglectus autem, in tergo haerens,
manet incolumis.

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This story is based on 108. Simia et Gemelli Eius.

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simia - monkey
et - and
gemellus - twin
is - he/she/it
ut - as
dico - say
si - if
pario - give birth to
alter - other, another, one...the other
diligo - cherish, love
neglego - neglect
ecce - behold
fabula - story, tale, fable
de - about
quidam - certain, one, a
venator - hunter
timeo - fear, be afraid of
instanter - urgently
periculum - danger, peril
vito - avoid
filius - son, child
ulna - arm, forearm
prehendo - grasp, grip
in - in, into
mater - mother
tergum - back
haereo - cling
dum - while
praeceps - headlong, abruptly
fugito - flee, run away
petra - rock, boulder
collido - strike, crush, smash
atque - and, as well
neco - kill, destroy
autem - but, however
maneo - remain, stay
incolumis - unharmed, safe

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Fabula Facilis: Cocleae et Puer

Vocabula

Puer rusticus cocleas torret,
et cocleae ad prunas strident.
Puer eis dicit,
"Sceleratae bestiae estis!
Quomodo potestis canere,
cum domus vestrae
in flammis sunt?”

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This story is based on 645. Cocleae et Puer.

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coclea - snail
et - and
puer - boy
rusticus - country, rural, rustic
torreo - roast, bake
ad - to, towards
pruna - charcoal, live coal
strideo - squeek, shrike, whistle
is - he/she/it
dico - say, speak
sceleratus - criminal, wicked
bestia - beast, creature
sum - be, exist
quomodo - how
possum - can, be able
cano - sing
cum - when
domus - house
vester - your, yours
in - in, into
flamma - flame

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