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[[Latin 3]] Fable with Steve and Matt
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[[Latin 3]] Fable with Steve and Matt titled '''Rana et Musca'''
 
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[[Image:Rana et Musca Fable Picture.PNG|thumb|400px]]
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{{word|Image:Rana et Musca Latin Fable.doc}}
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{{grade|27|30|"Bene"; point off for ablative absolute, point off for correct endings on words, point off for spelling errors"}}
 
==Characters==
 
==Characters==
 
#Frog (main)
 
#Frog (main)
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==Moral==
 
==Moral==
Bigger does not equal smarter;  Brain over brawn
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Bigger does not equal smarter;  brain over brawn
  
 
==Plot/Rough Story==
 
==Plot/Rough Story==
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==English==
 
==English==
Narrator: In order to find food, the fly was flying around the swamp.  The fly caught sight of a frog.  The fly was so scared of the frog, that in order not to be eaten; it landed on the back of the frog.
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Narrator: In order to find food (purpose clause), the fly was flying around the swamp.  The fly caught sight of a frog.  The fly was so scared of the frog, that in order not to be eaten (fear clause); it landed on the back of the frog.
  
Frog: I know why you have landed on my back.
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Frog: I know why you have landed on my back. (ind qu)
  
 
Fly: I have landed on your back in order not to be eaten by the likes of you.
 
Fly: I have landed on your back in order not to be eaten by the likes of you.
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Frog: How dare you insult me?  I am both bigger and stronger than you.
 
Frog: How dare you insult me?  I am both bigger and stronger than you.
  
Narrator: The frog, knowing that he could shake the fly off, began to jump up and down and make noise.  The fly, having seen the alligator approaching, silently flew off the back of the frog.  The frog, while still making noise, was quickly eaten by the alligator.
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Narrator: The frog, in order to expel the fly, began to jump up and down and make noise.  The fly, while watching the alligator approaching, silently flew off the back of the frog.  The frog, while still making noise (dum clause), was eaten by the alligator.  While the frog was being eaten (abl abs), the fly was safe.  The fly knows that the frog is dead.
  
 
==Latin==
 
==Latin==
Ut invenire cibum, musca volabat circum paluem. Musca conspexit ranam. Musca erat tam territus ut ne cenari, musca considet in tergem ranae.
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Ut inveniret cibum, musca volabat circum paluem. Musca conspexit ranam. Musca erat tam territus ut ne cenarit, musca considbat in tergem ranae.
  
Rana: Scio cur tu consederit in meo tergo.
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Rana: Scio cur tu consideret in meo tergo.
  
Musca: Consedi in tergo ne cenarer a te.
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Musca: Considi in tergo ne cenarer a te.
  
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Rana: Cur maledicis mei? Ego sum maior et validior quam tu.
  
Rana: Cur maledicet meo (?dat).  Ego sum magnior (comp) et valior quam tuo.
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Rana, ut muscam expelleret, saliebat et increpabat. Musca cum videret crocodilum tacite appropinquans volabat a tergo ranae. Rana dum increpabat cenabatur a crocodilio. Ranae cenato musca tuta erat. Musca sciebat ranam mortuam esse.  
  
 
==Selected Dictionary==
 
==Selected Dictionary==
*musca, fly
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*palud, swamp
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*Musca, -ae f  - fly  
*rana, frog
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*Palus, -udis f - swamp  
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*Rana, -ae f – frog
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*Consido, considere, consedi, consessus – to land
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*Tergum, -i, n back
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*Maledico, maledicere, maledixi, maledictus – to insult
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*Valididus, valida, validum - stronger
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*Salio, salire, salivi, saltis – to jump
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*Increpo, increpare, increpavi, increpatus - to make noise
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*Crocodilus, -I m - alligator
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*Volo, volare, volavi, volatus - to fly
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*Tutus, tuta, tutior, tutissimus - safe

Latest revision as of 01:09, 10 May 2007

Latin 3 Fable with Steve and Matt titled Rana et Musca
Rana et Musca Fable Picture.PNG

Word.PNGA Microsoft Word version of this work is available here: Image:Rana et Musca Latin Fable.doc

Grade:27/30

"Bene"; point off for ablative absolute, point off for correct endings on words, point off for spelling errors"

Contents

Characters

  1. Frog (main)
  2. Fly (defendant)
  3. Alligator (killer)

Moral

Bigger does not equal smarter; brain over brawn

Plot/Rough Story

Fly buzzes around the swamp. Fly sees frog and lands on its back, in order to not get eaten.

Frog says: Why have you landed on my back? (for what reason)

Fly: I do not wish to be eaten by the likes of you

Frog: Jumps up and down while saying “How dare you insult me, I am bigger then you.” While frog tries to shack fly off his back, fly sees alligator, flies away, frog gets eaten

English

Narrator: In order to find food (purpose clause), the fly was flying around the swamp. The fly caught sight of a frog. The fly was so scared of the frog, that in order not to be eaten (fear clause); it landed on the back of the frog.

Frog: I know why you have landed on my back. (ind qu)

Fly: I have landed on your back in order not to be eaten by the likes of you.

Frog: How dare you insult me? I am both bigger and stronger than you.

Narrator: The frog, in order to expel the fly, began to jump up and down and make noise. The fly, while watching the alligator approaching, silently flew off the back of the frog. The frog, while still making noise (dum clause), was eaten by the alligator. While the frog was being eaten (abl abs), the fly was safe. The fly knows that the frog is dead.

Latin

Ut inveniret cibum, musca volabat circum paluem. Musca conspexit ranam. Musca erat tam territus ut ne cenarit, musca considbat in tergem ranae.

Rana: Scio cur tu consideret in meo tergo.

Musca: Considi in tergo ne cenarer a te.

Rana: Cur maledicis mei? Ego sum maior et validior quam tu.

Rana, ut muscam expelleret, saliebat et increpabat. Musca cum videret crocodilum tacite appropinquans volabat a tergo ranae. Rana dum increpabat cenabatur a crocodilio. Ranae cenato musca tuta erat. Musca sciebat ranam mortuam esse.

Selected Dictionary

  • Musca, -ae f - fly
  • Palus, -udis f - swamp
  • Rana, -ae f – frog
  • Consido, considere, consedi, consessus – to land
  • Tergum, -i, n back
  • Maledico, maledicere, maledixi, maledictus – to insult
  • Valididus, valida, validum - stronger
  • Salio, salire, salivi, saltis – to jump
  • Increpo, increpare, increpavi, increpatus - to make noise
  • Crocodilus, -I m - alligator
  • Volo, volare, volavi, volatus - to fly
  • Tutus, tuta, tutior, tutissimus - safe