Fabula Facilis: Aesopus et Arcus

Aesopus in puerorum turba nucibus ludit.
Vir quidam eum videt cum pueris ludentem.
Vir Aesopum quasi delirum ridet.
Aesopus hoc sentit, sed nihil dicit.
(Scilicet derisor Aesopus est, non deridendus.)
Aesopus, tacitus, arcum tendit.
Arcum tensum in media via ponit.
Tunc Aesopus viro dicit,
"Heus, sapiens!
Quid significat arcus hic positus?"
Concurrit populus et spectat.
Vir ille diu se torquet,
sed quaestionis causam non intellegit.
Novissime succumbit et dicit,
"O Aesope, nescio!"
Tum Aesopus victor ei dicit,
"Cito arcum rumpes, si tensus est.
Arcus laxatus semper erit tibi utilis."
Aesopus hoc modo nos docet:
Aliquando ludere debemus,
ut ad cogitandum meliores redeamus.

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This story is based on 885. Aesopus et Arcus.

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Fabula Facilis: Carbonarius et Fullo

Vocabula

Carbonarius spatiosam habet domum.
Invitat fullonem his verbis,
"O fullo, domus mea spatiosa est.
Ad me commigrare debes."
Fullo carbonario respondet,
“Inter nos societas esse non potest.
Ego vestes reddo nitidas,
sed tu eas fuligine et maculis inquinas."

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This story is based on 863. Carbonarius et Fullo.

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carbonarius - collier, charcoal-burner
et - and
fullo - fuller, cloth-fuller
spatiosus - spacious, large
habeo - have
domus - house, home
invito - invite
hic - this, this one
verbum - word
O - o! oh!
meus - my, mine
sum - be, exist
ad - to, toward
ego - I, me
commigro - relocate
debeo - should, owe, ought
respondeo - reply
inter - among, between
nos - we, us
societas - alliance, partnership
non - not, no
possum - can, be able
vestis - clothes, garment
reddo - return, restore
nitidus - shining, clean
sed - but
tu - you
fuligo - soot, lamp-black
macula - spot, stain
inquino - stain, smear

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Fabula Facilis: Simia et Catuli Eius

Vocabula

Animalia olim contendunt.
"Quis liberos pulcherrimos habet?" quaerunt.
Omnia animalia adsunt cum liberis suis.
Venit simia quoque,
et catulos suos brachio gestat.
Cum simiam vident,
cetera animalia rident.
Continuo simia exclamat,
"Immo catuli mei sunt aliis longe pulchriores!"

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This story is based on 107. Simia et Catuli Eius. Notice that in the image it is Zeus, depicted as a human king, who is the judge in the beauty contest of the baby animals.

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simia - monkey, ape
et - and
catulus - baby, offspring
is - he/she/it
animal - animal
olim - once, once upon a time
contendo - have a contest, compete
quis - who
liberi - children
pulcher - beautiful, handsome
habeo - have
quaero - ask, inquire
omnis - all, every
adsum - be present, attend
cum - with, together with
suus - reflexive possessive adjective
venio - come, arrive
quoque - also
brachium - arm
gesto - carry, bear
cum - when
video - see
ceterus - rest, remaining
rideo - laugh, mock
continuo - immediately, without delay
meus - my, mine
sum - be, exist
alius - other, another
longe - at a distance, by far

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