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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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| Quibus visis, rex properavit ad senem;
ea quae viderat 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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