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Laura Gibbs's Blog – June 2007 Archive (23)

Fable of the Day: De Rustico et Mure

[Note: You can find more of these fables at the old blog address for Latin Via Fables.]







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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 30, 2007 at 1:00am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Turdo et Hirundine

[Note: You can find more of these fables at the old blog address for Latin Via Fables.]







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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 29, 2007 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Aquila et Pica

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 28, 2007 at 1:00am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Sene et Puella

[Note: You can find more of these fables at the old blog address for Latin Via Fables.]







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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 27, 2007 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Iuvene et Sene

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 26, 2007 at 1:00am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Viro et Cardinale

[Note: You can find more of these fables at the old blog address for Latin Via Fables.]







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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 25, 2007 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Legato et Tubicinibus

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 23, 2007 at 1:30am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Quadrupedibus et Piscibus

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 21, 2007 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Piscibus in Sartagine

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 19, 2007 at 1:30am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Nautis et Sanctis

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 17, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Asino, Simia et Talpa

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 16, 2007 at 1:30am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Anguilla

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 15, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Musca

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 14, 2007 at 1:00am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Muliere et eius Amatore

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 13, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Muliere et Patre

[Note: You can find more of these fables at the old blog address for Latin Via Fables.]







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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 12, 2007 at 1:00am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Cygno et Ciconia

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 11, 2007 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Arboribus

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 10, 2007 at 9:00am — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Trabe et Bobus

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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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 9, 2007 at 10:29pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Caponibus

[Note: You can find more of these fables at the old blog address for Latin Via Fables.]







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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 8, 2007 at 9:05pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Vulpe et Mulieribus

[Note: You can find more of these fables at the old blog address for Latin Via Fables.]







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

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 7, 2007 at 9:10pm — No Comments

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