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adhuc - thus far, up to this time, still
admiror, admirari, admiratus sum - to wonder at, admire
adstringo, adstringere, adstrinxi, adstrictus - to tighten, bind
aliqui, aliqua, aliquod - (adj.) some, any
ars, artis, f. - way; skill
astutus, astuta, astutum - clever
at - but
aufero, auferre, abstuli, ablatus - to take away
autem - however
caleo, calere, calui - to be hot
conor, conari, conatus sum - to try, attempt
culter, cultri, m. - knife
discurro, discurrere, discucurri (also: discurri), discursus - to run
about
dissimulo, dissimulare, dissimulavi, dissimulatus - to conceal
donec - until
ecce - behold
exhaurio, exhaurire, exhausi, exhaustus - to remove; empty out
facies, faciei, f. - appearance; face
fervens, ferventis - boiling hot
fors. fortis, f. - chance, luck
fur, furis, m. - thief
heri - yesterday
igitur - therefore; then
incautus, incauta, incautum - careless
infelix, infelicis - unhappy, miserable
interim - meanwhile
macula, maculae, f. - spot, stain
metuo, metuere, metui - to fear, be afraid
mos, moris, m. - way, habit, manner
nescio, nescire, nescivi, nescitus - not to know
nex, necis, f. - death, murder
oppono, opponere, opposui, oppositus - to place opposite or before
repente - suddenly, unexpectedly
salio, salire, salui, saltus - to jump, leap
soleo, solere, solitus sum - to be accustomed
turris, turris (acc. s.: turrim), f. - tower
-ve - or
vestio, vestire, vestivi, vestitus - to dress, clothe
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narravit. Hoc audito, senex: "Scias," ait, "rex, fures tibi
tuos per locum ubi fumus egriditur abstulisse thesauros; quos nisi aliqua
arte ceperis, quod superest asportabunt. Non enim cessabunt, quippe quibus
adhuc prospere cessit res, donec totum thesaurum exhauserint. Meo igitur
usus consilio damnum dissimula et preme silentio, ne, rumore hoc per aures
populi discurrente, tuum furibus studium innotescat. Et tu interim cupam
latam et profundam calenti imple bitumine, resa, pice et glutine, quam
foramini introrsus opponas, ut dum fur more solito securus nullam
deceptionem suspicans ad assuetum thesaurum recurrit, repente in cupam
corruat captusque et colligatus glutine se tibi, velit nolit, cras
manifestet." Admiratus rex astutum senis consilium cupam ilico
ferventi impletam glutine opponit foramini serratoque ostio abscedit. Ecce
autem fatalis illa dies, quae neminem bonum malumve praeterit, miserum
patrem cum filio eadem nocte ad turrim adduxit, remotoque a foramini
lapide, intrat pater nihil de praetensis laqueis suspicatus, dumque
festinat ut heri et nudius tertius in pavimentum salire, incautus miser,
ut erat vestitus calceatusque, in cupam mento tenus insilit, statimque
vallatus glutine redditur immobilis, ita ut nec manum nec pedem movere
posset, excepta lingua quae tantum ab hac iniuria libera remanserat.
Ingemiscens igitur infelix filium advocat, narrat quibus laqueis teneatur
adstrictus, orat ut sibi cito, antequam aliquis superveniat, caput amputet
et abscedat, ne forte per caput cognitus aeternam suo generi maculam
inferat et iacturam. At vero filius totis viribus patrem conatus extrahere,
cum laborem suum frustrari videret, coepit anxiari et haesitare quid de
duobus ageret; hinc etenim horrebat suas nece patris cruentare manus,
hinc vero metuebat per faciem patris deprehendi. Cum ergo eum a nece
retraheret amor, timor et necessitas urgeret, nesciens quid utilius ad
tempus ageret, caput patris cultro abscisum fugiens asportavit. |
asportabunt: will carry off
cessabunt: will leave off
quippe: indeed
prospere: favorably
damnum: loss
preme: suppress
innotescat: become known
cupam: cask; barrel
bitumine, resa, pice et glutine: asphalt,
resin, pitch, and glue
introrsus - on the inside
assuetum: (from adsoleo) accustomed
colligatus: held fast
velit nolit: whether he wants to or not (willy
nilly)
ilico: immediately
serrato: notched
praeterit: passes by
praetensis laqueis: the trap placed in front
of (the hole)
nudius tertius: the day before yesterday
pavimentum : pavement
calceatus: wearing shoes
mento tenus: up to his chin
insilit: jumps in
vallatus: enveloped
redditur: he is rendered
ingemiscens: groaning
iacturam: damage, loss
frustrari: was useless
anxiari: to be troubled
haesitare: to be at a loss (about)
hinc ... hinc: on the one hand ... on the
other hand
etenim: for, because
horrebat: he trembled
cruentare: to bloody
deprehendi: to be detected
urgeret: pressed, drove
ad tempus: at that point in time
abscisum: which he had cut off
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