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Title: De Rustico et Mure: The Country-man and The Mouse, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Rusticus quidam erat admodum pauper, sed adeo facetus, ut ne calamitatis quidem tempore nativi leporis oblivisceretur. Is, cum villam suam… Continue
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Title: De Turdo amicitiam cum hirundine ineunte: The Thrush Making Friends with the Swallow, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Gloriabatur turdus se amicitiam contraxisse cum hirundine. Cui mater, "Stultus es, fili, (inquit), si… Continue
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Title: De Aquila et Pica: Eagle and Magpie, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Pica aquilam rogabat ut se inter suos familiares et domesticos acciperet, quando id mereretur cum corporis pulchritudine, tum ad mandata peragenda… Continue
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Title: De Sene puellam in uxorem accipiente: The Old Man Who Took a Young Girl as His Wife, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Vir quidam imprudens, exacto septuagesimo vitae suae anno, puellam duxerat in uxorem, cum ad id tempus in… Continue
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Title: De Iuvene Senis curvitatem irridente: The Youth Who Mocked The Old Man's Bent Back, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Iuvenis quidam conspicatus senem in arcus tensi similitudinem curvum, interrogavit an sibi arcum vellet… Continue
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Title: De viro qui ad Cardinalem accessit: The Man Who Approached the Cardinal, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Vir quidam facetus admodum et urbanus, audiens amicum suum ad cardinalatus dignitatem assumptum, ad eum gratulandi… Continue
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Title: De Legato avaro tubicines decipiente: The Ambassador Who Tricked His Trumpeters, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Quidam avarus pro patria legatus in aliam urbem profectus erat. Cui tubicines praesto affuerunt, ut illius… Continue
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Title: De Quadrupedibus societatem adversus aves cum piscibus ineuntibus: The Four-Footed Animals who made an alliance with the fish against the birds, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Quadrupedes, cum bellum sibi ab avibus esset… Continue
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Title: De Piscibus e sartagine in prunas desilientibus: The Fish, Leaping from the Frying Pan into the Fire , by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Pisces adhuc vivi in sartagine ferventi oleo coquebantur, quorum unus "Fugiamus hinc,… Continue
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Title: De Nautis sanctorum auxilium implorantibus: The Sailors, Imploring the Help of the Saints, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Nauta quidam in mari subita et atra tempestate deprehensus, ceteris eius sociis diversorum divorum… Continue
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Title: De Asino, Simia et Talpa: Donkey, Monkey and Mole, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Conquerenti Asino quod cornibus careret, Simiae vero quod cauda sibi deesset, "Tacete," inquit Talpa, cum me oculis captam esse videatis."… Continue
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Title: De Anguilla conquerente
quod magis quam serpens infestaretur: The Eel, complaining that she is more harassed than the Snake, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Anguilla interrogabat serpentem, quare, cum similes essent… Continue
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Title: De Musca, quae quadrigis insidens pulverem se excitasse dicebat: The Fly, who sitting on the chariot said that she was stirring up the dust, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Quadrigae in stadio currebant, quibus musca… Continue
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Title: De Muliere amatoris discessum flente: The Woman weeping over her lover's departure, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Mulier impudica amatorem suum abeuntem, quem omnibus fere rebus spoliaverat, multis lacrimis… Continue
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Title: De muliere virum morientem flente et patre eam consolante: The Woman grieving for her dying husband and her Father consoling her, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Mulierem adhuc iuvenem, cuius vir animam agebat, pater… Continue
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Title: De Cygno in morte canente
reprehenso a Ciconia: About the Swan, singing in death, criticized by the Stork, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Cygnus moriens interrogabatur a ciconia, cur in morte, quam cetera animalia… Continue
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Title: De arboribus pulchris et deformibus: The Trees, Pretty and Ugly, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Arbores complures in eodem creverant loco proceres, rectes enodesque, praeter unam humilem, parvam nodosamque, quam ut… Continue
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Title: De Trabe et Bobus eam trahentibus: The Log and the Oxen Pulling It, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Trabs ulmea de bobus conquerebatur, dicens, "Ingrati, ego multo tempore meis vos frondibus alui, vos vero me nutricem… Continue
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Title: De Caponibus pinguibus et macro: About the Fat Capons and the Thin One, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Vir quidam complures capones in eodem ornithoboscio inclusos largo nutricaverat cibo, qui pingues effecti sunt omnes… Continue
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Title: De Vulpe et Mulieribus gallinam edentibus: The Fox and the Chicken-Eating Women, by
Abstemius
Latin Text:
Vulpes iuxta villam quandam transiens, conspexit catervam mulierum plurimas gallinas opipare assatas alto… Continue
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