17. Pastores et Lupus

Pastores caesa ove convivium celebrabant. Quod quum lupus cerneret, ego, inquit, si agnum rapuissem, quantus tumultus fieret! At isti impune ovem comedunt! Tum unus illorum, nos enim inquit, nostra, non aliena ove epulamur.

Vocabularium

pastor, pastôris – shepherd, herdsman

convivium, convivi(î) – banquet/feast/dinner party; guests/people at party; dining – club; living togethe

celebrô, celebrâre, celebrâvî, celebrâtus – celebrate; frequent, crowd; honor/glorify; publicize/advertise; discuss, bandy

agnus, agnî – lamb

caedô, caedere, cecîdî, caesus – chop, hew, cut out / down / to pieces; strike, smite, murder; slaughter

impûnis, impûnis, impûne – unpunished;

impûne, impûnius, impûnissime – with impunity; without punishment / restraint / retaliation; safely, unharmed

comedô, comedere, comêdî, comêsus – eat up / away, chew up; finish eating; fret, chafe; consume / devour; waste / squander

epulor, epulârî, epulâtus sum, – dine sumptuously, feast

  

18. Carbonarius et Fullo

Carbonarius, qui spatiosam habebat domum, invitavit fullonem ut ad se commigraret. Ille respondit: quaenam inter nos esse possit societas? quum tu vestes, quas ego nitidas reddidissem, fuligine et maculis inquinaturus esses. –Haec fabula docet, dissimilia non debere conjungi.

Vocabularium

carbônârius a um – of / relating to charcoal

carbônârius, carbônâriî – a burner of charcoal, a collier

spatiôsus a um – spacious, wide, long

fullô, fullônis – cloth – fuller

commigrô, commigrâre, commigrâvî, commigrâtus – migrate, go and live (elsewhere); move one's home with all effects; enter

societâs, societâtis – society; alliance/partnership; trading company; fellowship, communion; joint pursuit/enjoyment/possession; connection, affinity; conjugal union

quisnam, quaenam, quidnam – who then; who in the world; which, I insist

vestis, vestis – garment, clothing, blanket; clothes; robe

nitidus a um – shining, bright

reddô, reddere, reddidî, redditus – return; restore; deliver; hand over, pay back, render, give back; translate

fulîgô, fulîginis – soot; lamp – black

macula, maculae – spot, stain, blemish; dishonor; mesh in a net

maculô, maculâre, maculâvî, maculâtus – spot; pollute; dishonor, taint

inquinô, inquinâre, inquinâvî, inquinâtus – daub; stain, pollute; soil; 'smear'

  

19. Tubicen

Tubicen ab hostibus captus, ne me, inquit, interficite; nam inermis sum, neque quidquam habeo praeter hanc tubam. At propter hoc ipsum, inquiunt, te interimemus; quod, quum ipse pugnandi sis imperitus, alios ad pugnam incitare soles. –Fabula docet, non solum maleficos esse puniendos, sed etiam eos, qui alios ad male faciendum irritent.

Vocabularium

inermis, inermis, inerme – unarmed, without weapons; defenseless; toothless, without a sting

tuba, tubae – trumpet

quisquam – any, anyone (no pl.) (indefinite) anything; any man, any person

interimô, interimere, interêmî, interemptus – do away with; kill, cut off from life; extinguish; put an end to, destroy

imperîtus a um – unskilled, inexperienced (in); unfamiliar, ignorant (of) (w/GEN)

incitô, incitâre, incitâvî, incitâtus – enrage; urge on; inspire; arouse

soleô, solêre, solitus sum, – be in the habit of; become accustomed to

maleficus a um – wicked, criminal, nefarious, evil; harmful, noxious, injurious; of black magic

irritô, irritâre, irritâvî, irritâtus – excite; exasperate, provoke, aggravate, annoy, irritate

puniô, punîre, punîvî, punîtus – punish