8. Venter et Membra

Membra quondam dicebant ventri: nosne te semper ministerio nostro alemus, dum ipse summo otio frueris? Non faciemus. Dum igitur ventri cibum subducunt, corpus debilitatur, et membra sero invidiae suae poenituit.

Vocabularium

venter, ventris – stomach, womb; belly

membrum, membrî – member, limb, organ; apartment, room; section

ministerium, ministeri(i) – office, attendance, service, employment, body of helpers; occupation, work

alô, alere, aluî, altus – feed, nourish, rear, nurse, suckle; cherish; support, maintain, develop

fruor, fruî, fructus sum, – enjoy (proceeds / socially / sexually), profit by, delight in (w / ablative)

subdûcô, subdûcere, subduxî, subductus – lead up, carry off; transfer; haul

dêbilitô, dêbilitâre, dêbilitâvî, dêbilitâtus – weaken, disable / incapacitate, impair / maim / lame / cripple; deprive of power (to ac

paeniteô, paenitêre, paenituî, – displease, regret; repent, be sorry; me paenitet => I am sorry

sêrô, sêrius, sêrissimê – late, at a late hour, tardily; of a late period; too late (comparative).  

9. Canis et Boves

Canis iacebat in praesepi bovesque latrando a pabulo arcebat. Cui unus boum, quanta ista, inquit, invidia est, quod non pateris, ut eo cibo vescamur, quem tu ipse capere nec velis nec possis! –Haec fabula invidiae indolem declarat.

Vocabularium

jaceô, jacêre, jacuî, – lie; lie down; lie ill/in ruins/prostrate/dead; sleep; be situated

invidia, invidiae – hatred/dislike; envy/jealousy/spite/ill will; use of words/acts to arouse this

praesêpês, praesêpis – crib, manger, stall (cattle / horses feed); brothel; haunt, lodging, home turf

lâtrô, lâtrâre, lâtrâvî, lâtrâtus – bark, bark at

pâbulum, pâbulî – fodder, forage

arceô, arcêre, arcuî, – ward / keep off / away; keep close, confine; prevent, hinder; protect; separate

patior, patî, passus sum, – suffer; allow; undergo, endure; permit

vescor, vescî, – , – feed on, eat, enjoy (with ABL)

indolês, indolis – innate character; inborn quality

10. Vulpes et Leo

Vulpes, quae nunquam leonem viderat, quum ei forte occurrisset leo, ita est perterrita, ut paene moreretur formidine. Eundem conspicata iterum, timuit quidem, sed nequaquam ut antea. Tertio illi obviam facta, ausa est etiam propius accedere, eumque alloqui.

Vocabularium

occurrô, occurrere, occurrî, occursus – run to meet; oppose, resist; come to mind, occur (with DAT)

perterritus a um – very frightened, thoroughly frightened; completely terrified

perterreô, perterrêre, perterruî, perterritus – frighten greatly, terrify

formîdô, formîdinis – fear, terror, dread; a thing which frightens, bogy

morior, morî, mortuus sum, – die, expire, pass / die / wither away / out; fail; decay

conspiciô, conspicere, conspexî, conspectus – observe/see/witness; notice; watch; gaze/stare on; catch/be in sight of; face; have appearance; attract attention; discern; (PASS) be conspicuous/visible

nêquâquam – by no means

anteâ – before, before this; formerly, previously, in the past

obviam – in the way; against

prope, propius, proximê – near, nearly; close by; almost

accêdô, accêdere, accessî, accessus – come near, approach; agree with; be added to (w/ad or in + ACC); constitute

alloquor, alloquî, allocûtus sum, – speak to (friendly); address, harangue, make a speech (to); call on; console