Fabula Facilis: Poeta et Agricola

Vocabula

Agricola ad poetam accedit;
agros enim poetae colit.
Poetam inter libros solum offendit,
et interrogat,
"Quomodo ita solus vivere potes?"
Poeta ei respondet,
"Solus tantummodo esse coepi,
postquam te huc contulisti."

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This story is based on 867. Poeta et Agricola.

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poeta - poet
et - and
agricola - farmer
ad - to, toward
accedo - approach
ager - field
enim - for, the fact is that
colo - cultivate
inter - among
liber - book
solus - alone
offendo - come upon, run into
interrogo - ask, inquire
quomodo - how
ita - thus, in this way, so
solus - alone
vivo - live
possum - can, be able
is - he/she/it
respondeo - answer, reply
tantummodo - only, merely
sum - be, exist
coepi - I began (perfect only)
postquam - after
tu - you
huc - to this place, hither
confero - convey, carry

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M0867 (not in Perry)

Fabula Facilis: Gallus et Ancillae

Vocabula

Anus domi ancillas multas habet;
gallum quoque habet.
Quotidie, ante solis ortum,
ad galli cantum ancillas excitat ad opus.
Ancillae tandem,
quotidiani negotii taedio commotae,
gallum obtruncant, sperantes,
"Iam, gallo necato,
nos in medios dies dormire possumus."
Sed haec spes ancillas miseras frustrata est.
Hera enim,
ut necatum gallum scivit,
ancillas surgere deinceps iubet
intempesta nocte.

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This story is based on 553. Gallus et Ancillae.

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anus - old woman
domus - home, house
ancilla - maid, servant
multus - much, many
habeo - have
gallus - rooster
quoque - also
quotidie - every day
ante - before
sol - sun
ortus - rising, beginning
ad - to, towards, at
cantus - song, singing
excito - awake, arouse
opus - work
tandem - finally
quotidianus - daily
negotium - work
taedium - weariness
commotus - moved, stirred up
obtrunco - kill, cut down
spero - hope
iam - now, already
neco - kill, slay
nos - we
in - in, into
medius - middle, mid
dies - day
dormio - sleep
possum - can, be able
sed - but
hic - this, this one
spes - hope
miser - wretched, unhappy, unlucky
frustror - frustrate, deceive
hera - mistress, lady of the house
enim - for, the fact is
ut - as, (as soon) as
scio - know, find out
surgo - rise, arise
deinceps - thereafter, afterwards
iubeo - command, order
intempesta nox - the death of night

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M0553 Perry055

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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M0955 (not in Perry)