Fabula Facilis: Ciconia et Uxor Eius

Vocabula

Ciconia semel
cum uxore sua rixata est,
et oculum uxoris extraxit
rostro suo!
Ciconia exclamat,
"Me pudet iniuriae,
quam uxori meae intuli.
Me oportet, scelestum,
in aliam regionem volare!"
Corvus, ciconiae fugienti obvians, dicit,
"O ciconia,
quae causa itineris huius est?"
Ciconia respondet,
"In aliam regionem volo
quod oculum uxoris rostro extraxi."
Corvus, ridens, rogat,
"Nonne adhuc idem rostrum habes?"
Ciconia respondet,
"Sic est ut dicis."
Et corvus,
"Quare igitur fugis?
Ut vides,
semper et ubique
rostrum tuum tecum portas!"

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This story is based on 472. Ciconia et Uxor Eius.

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ciconia - stork
et - and
uxor - wife
is - he/she/it
semel - once
cum - with, together with
suus - reflexive possessive adjective
rixor - quarrel, fight, dispute
oculus - eye
extraho - pull out, extract
rostrum - beak
exclamo - shout out, exclaim
ego - I
pudet - be ashamed, shame
iniuria - wrong, injury
qui - who, which, that
infero - bring in, bring upon, inflict
oportet - it is necessary
scelestus - criminal wicked
in - in, into
alius - other, another
regio - area, region, country
volo - fly
corvus - crow
fugio - flee, run away
obvio - meet, run into
dico - say
O - o! oh!
quis - what, which
causa - reason, cause
iter - journey, trip
hic - this
sum - be
respondeo - answer, reply
quod - because
rideo - laugh
rogo - ask, inquir
nonne - question word (anticipates yes)
adhuc - to this point, thus far, still
idem - the same
habeo - have
sic - so, thus, as
ut - so, as
quare - why, for what reason
igitur - therefore
video - see
semper - always
ubique - everywhere, ever
tuus - your, yours
tu - you
porto - carry

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Fabula Facilis: Equus Superbus et Asinus

Vocabula

Equus superbus,
sella aurea et freno splendido ornatus,
per viam currit,
cum ingenti hinnitu.
Fortuito,
asellus onustus equo obstat.
Equus, fremebundus, asino dicit,
"Ignave! Quid mihi equo obsistis?
Cede, inquam,
aut te proculcabo pedibus!"
Asellus rudere non audet,
et, tacitus, cedit.
Postea, equus, dum provolat,
vulneratus est:
crepat ei inguen.
Cursui inutilis,
ornamentis spoliatus est,
et carrum trahere debet.
Asinus equum videt,
carrum trahentem,
et sic ei dicit,
"Heus, mi amice!
Carro nunc ornatus es, ut video.
Ubi sella aurea?
Ubi frenum splendidum?
Sic semper omnibus superbis!"

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This story is based on 260. Equus Superbus et Asinus.

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equus - horse
superbus - proud
et - and
asinus - donkey
sella - seat, saddle
aureus - golden
frenum - bridle, harness, rein
splendidus - glittering, splendid
ornatus - decorated
per - through, by means of
via - road, way
curro - run
cum - with
ingens - great, huge
hinnitus - whinny
fortuito - by chance
asellus - donkey
onustus - weighed down, laden
obsto - oppose, block
fremebundus - roaring
dico - say
ignavus - useless, cowardly
quid - why, for what reason
ego - I
obsisto - oppose, stand in the way
cedo - yield, withdraw, give way
inquam - I say
aut - or
tu - you
proculco - trample on, tread
pes - foot, hoof
rudo - bray, roar
non - no, not
audeo - dare
et - and
tacitus - silent
postea - afterwards, after
dum - while
provolo - fly forward, race ahead
vulnero - wound, hurt
crepo - crack, break
is - he/she/it
inguen - groin, place between the hips
cursus - running, racing
inutilis - useless, unsuited for
ornamentum - decoration
spolio - strip, rob, deprive
carrus - cart, wagon
trahere - drag, pull
debeo - have to, be obliged to
video - see
sic - so, thus, in this way
dico - say
heus - hey
amicus - friend
orno - decorate, adorn
nunc - now
ut - as
ubi - where
semper - always
omnis - all, every

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Fabula Facilis: Crocodilus et Canis

Vocabula

In Aegypto,
canes bibunt ex Nilo flumine,
et quando bibunt, currunt.
Hoc modo crocodillos effugiunt!
Crocodilus quidam igitur
sic cani dicit,
qui ex Nilo bibit, rapide currens:
"Noli timere, amice!
Bibe, quaeso, quod tibi libet."
Canis crocodilo sic respondet:
"Facerem hoc quod dicis,
sed scio bene:
tu carnis meae cupidus es!"

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This story is based on 582. Crocodilus et Canis.

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crocodillus - crocodile
et - and
canis - dog
in - in, into
Aegyptus - Egypt
bibo - drink
ex - from, out of
Nilus - Nile
flumen - rier, stream
et - and
quando - when
curro - run
hic - this
modus - measure, manner, way
effugio - flee, escape, run away from
quidam - a certain, one
igitur - therefore
sic - so, thus, in this way
dico - say
qui - who, which, that
rapide - quickly, rapidly
nolo - do not, will not
timeo - fear, be afraid
amicus - friend
quaeso - ask, beg
tu - you
libet - it pleases
respondeo - answer, reply
facio - do, make
sed - but
scio - know
bene - well
caro - meat, flesh
meus - my, mine
cupidus - eager for, desirous
sum - be

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