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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





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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





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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

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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

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





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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





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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

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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

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

Fable of the Day: De Vulpe et Mulieribus

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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

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

Fable of the Day: De Asino et Vitulo

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Title
: De Asino et Vitulo: Donkey and Calf, by Abstemius





Latin Text:





Asinus et vitulus in eodem pascentes prato, sonitu campanae hostilem exercitum adventare praesenserant. Tum vitulus: "Fugiamus hinc, o sodalis (inquit)… Continue

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 6, 2007 at 4:17pm — No Comments

Fable of the Day: De Cuculo et Accipitre

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Title
: De Cuculo et Accipitre: Cuckoo and Hawk, by Abstemius



Latin Text:





Irrisus ab accipitre cuculus, quod, cum sibi et corpore par et colore non absimilis esset, prae angustia animi potius vermibus terrenis quam suavibus… Continue

Added by Laura Gibbs on June 5, 2007 at 11:00pm — No Comments

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