Fabula Facilis: Servus Nihil Faciens

Vocabula

Vir verberibus servum maxime castigat
ob pigritiam.
Servus clamat,
"Cur me verberas?
Nihil enim facio."
At herus respondet,
"Propter id ipsum te verbero,
quod nihil facis."

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This story is based on 955. Servus Nihil Faciens.

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servus - slave, servant
nihil - nothing
facio - do, make
vir - man
verber - lash, whip, beating
maxime - the most, very greatly
castigo - punish, chastise
ob - because of, on account of
pigritia - laziness
clamo - shout, cry
cur - why
ego - I, me
verbero - beat, strike, whip
enim - for, the fact is
at - but, on the other hand
herus - master
respondeo - answer, reply
propter - near, on account of
is - he/she/it
ipse - (him/her/it)self
tu - you
quod - because, because of the fact that

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Fabula Facilis: Membra et Venter

Vocabula

Membra dicunt ventri,
"Nosne te semper alemus
ministerio nostro,
dum tu otiosus dormis?
Hoc non diutius faciemus!"
Membra igitur ventri cibum subducunt,
et corpus debilitatum est.
Corpore moriente,
membra sero invidiae suae paenitet.

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This story is based on 751. Membra et Venter.

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membrum - member, limb
et - and
venter - stomach, belly
dico - say, speak
nos - we
ne - question particle
tu - you
semper - always
alo - nourish, foster, support
ministerium - service, employment
dum - while
otiosus - lazy, idle, unoccupied
dormio - sleep
hic - this, this one
non - not, no
diutius - longer, any longer
facio - do, make
igitur - therefore, accordingly
cibus - food
subduco - carry off, withdraw, remove
corpus - body
debilitatus - weakened
morior - die
sero - late, too late
invidia - envy
suus - reflexive possessive adjectve
paenitet - regret, make sorry, displease

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Fabula Facilis: Monedula Liberata

Vocabula

Quidam homo monedulam captat
et eius pedem filo alligat;
tunc avem filio tradit.
Vita inter homines avi non grata est.
Tandem illa vinculum rumpit
et libertatem recuperat.
Liberata, in suum nidum volat.
Eheu! Vinculum ramis haeret,
nec avis nodum solvere valet.
Moriens,
ita suum fatum luget,
"Me miseram!
Libertas me necavit;
ex servitute in mortem volavi."

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This story is based on 455. Monedula Liberata.

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monedula - jackdaw
libero - set free, liberate
quidam - a, a certain, one
homo - person, man
capto - capture, seize
et - and
is - he/she/it
pes - foot
filum - thread, string
alligo - tie, bind
tunc - then, thereupon
avis - bird
filius - son
trado - hand over, give
vita - life
inter - among, between
non - not, no
gratus - welcome, pleasing
sum - be, exist
tandem - finally
ille - that, that one, he
vinculum - chain, bond
rumpo - break, rupture
libertas - freedom
recupero - regain, recover
in - in, into
suus - reflexive possessive pronoun
nidus - nest
volo - fly
eheu - alas
ramus - branch
haereo - stick, cling, get stuck
nec - and not, not (= et non)
nodus - knot
solveo - loosen, undo
valeo - be strong, be able
morior - die
ita - thus, in this way
fatum - fate
lugeo - bewail, mourn
ego - I, me
miser - wretched, unfortunate, uncluky
neco - kill, slay
ex - out, out from, from
servitus - slavery, servitude
mors - death

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