.Thomas desires to be a sailor.?Why does he do this?.Because sailors are free and they are not obliged to learn the Latin tongue.
,"."His father says to him: “It is better to remain at home and to learn.”
.This (thing) is not pleasing to Thomas.",","."“I desire,” he says, “to be a sailor.”
",",".""Therefore," says the father, "tomorrow in a ship a journey we will make."
"!"."Hurrah!" Thomas answers.
.The following day comes..Thomas and his father make a journey in a ship..The wind is vehement..The sea is being disturbed by the wind..The ship is rolled this way and that way on the sea.:.Thomas lies in the ship and suffers the greatest pain: he desires to return to land..At last to (the) land they return.,"?"The father of the boy says, "Do you want also to be a sailor?"
,"."The boy answers: “I desire to remain at home and to learn the Latin language.”
Thōmās ille nauta
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
.Thomas desires to be a sailor.?Why does he do this?.Because sailors are free and they are not obliged to learn the Latin tongue.
,"."His father says to him: “It is better to remain at home and to learn.”
.This (thing) is not pleasing to Thomas.",","."“I desire,” he says, “to be a sailor.”
",",".""Therefore," says the father, "tomorrow in a ship a journey we will make."
"!"."Hurrah!" Thomas answers.
.The following day comes..Thomas and his father make a journey in a ship..The wind is vehement..The sea is being disturbed by the wind..The ship is rolled this way and that way on the sea.:.Thomas lies in the ship and suffers the greatest pain: he desires to return to land..At last to (the) land they return.,"?"The father of the boy says, "Do you want also to be a sailor?"
,"."The boy answers: “I desire to remain at home and to learn the Latin language.”
A Rapid Cure
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
.Thomas lies in his own little bed after the third hour.,"?"Mother says to him: “Why are you lying in your little bed, and do you not want to go to school?”","."Because sick I am," he says."?".“In what way are you sick?” mother asks.","."My head hurts," the boy answers.
.The doctor comes to Thomas.",",".“Sick boys,” he says, “ought to drink the medicine.”,."I will give to you a very foul medicine, and you will be healthy.",".“I am not so sick as I was recently,” says Thomas.
",".“You will drink it four times in a day out of a large spoon,” says the doctor.",".“Now my head does not at all hurt,” the boy responds.",",".""Moreover," the doctor says, "you will remain in your little bed and no lunch you will have.".Thomas loves (the) lunch.
Remedium celere
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
.Thomas lies in his own little bed after the third hour.,"?"Mother says to him: “Why are you lying in your little bed, and do you not want to go to school?”","."Because sick I am," he says."?".“In what way are you sick?” mother asks.","."My head hurts," the boy answers.
.The doctor comes to Thomas.",",".“Sick boys,” he says, “ought to drink the medicine.”,."I will give to you a very foul medicine, and you will be healthy.",".“I am not so sick as I was recently,” says Thomas.
",".“You will drink it four times in a day out of a large spoon,” says the doctor.",".“Now my head does not at all hurt,” the boy responds.",",".""Moreover," the doctor says, "you will remain in your little bed and no lunch you will have.".Thomas loves (the) lunch.
A Loose Tooth
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
.Henry, having been affected by a disease of the teeth, suffers the greatest pain.:",."The father said to him: “If you will have sought a doctor, the doctor will pull out the tooth, and I will give a denarius to you.”
,,,.When Henry had heard this, he sought the doctor and ordered him to draw out the tooth in which the disease was..Which thing having been done, the father of him gave to him a denarius.,.Happy was the boy, because he was having a denarius and was suffering no pain.
.On the next day he met Thomas, and the denarius which he had he showed to him..Thomas asks who had given that denarius to him.",",",,,.""My father," says Henry, "gave [it] to me recently, because the tooth, which was aching, I ordered the doctor to extract."
",","?"“What,” says Thomas, “father on account of this a denarius to you gave?”",","."It is true, says Henry, that which I say to you.
:"."Departing, Thomas says to himself: “I also can have two denarii in the same manner.”
.On the following day he sought a physician and ordered two teeth to be extracted.,:.The doctor places the boy in the chair, and immediately extracts two healthy teeth: Thomas suffers the greatest pain..Immediately Thomas ordered his father to give to himself two denarii.,",".The father, however, “Not any denarius to you I shall give,” replies.",",";.""Moreover," says the father, "you will be flogged; because you are foolish and greedy.".Therefore Thomas is being flogged.
Dēns dolēns
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
.Henry, having been affected by a disease of the teeth, suffers the greatest pain.:",."The father said to him: “If you will have sought a doctor, the doctor will pull out the tooth, and I will give a denarius to you.”
,,,.When Henry had heard this, he sought the doctor and ordered him to draw out the tooth in which the disease was..Which thing having been done, the father of him gave to him a denarius.,.Happy was the boy, because he was having a denarius and was suffering no pain.
.On the next day he met Thomas, and the denarius which he had he showed to him..Thomas asks who had given that denarius to him.",",",,,.""My father," says Henry, "gave [it] to me recently, because the tooth, which was aching, I ordered the doctor to extract."
",","?"“What,” says Thomas, “father on account of this a denarius to you gave?”",","."It is true, says Henry, that which I say to you.
:"."Departing, Thomas says to himself: “I also can have two denarii in the same manner.”
.On the following day he sought a physician and ordered two teeth to be extracted.,:.The doctor places the boy in the chair, and immediately extracts two healthy teeth: Thomas suffers the greatest pain..Immediately Thomas ordered his father to give to himself two denarii.,",".The father, however, “Not any denarius to you I shall give,” replies.",",";.""Moreover," says the father, "you will be flogged; because you are foolish and greedy.".Therefore Thomas is being flogged.
A Puzzle
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
.No thing is better than wisdom..Better, however, is to have a denarius than to have no thing..Therefore a denarius is better than no thing..Therefore without doubt a denarius is better than wisdom.?Why is this not true?,.If a boy shall have asked the teacher, perhaps the teacher will be able to answer him.
Aenigma
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
.No thing is better than wisdom..Better, however, is to have a denarius than to have no thing..Therefore a denarius is better than no thing..Therefore without doubt a denarius is better than wisdom.?Why is this not true?,.If a boy shall have asked the teacher, perhaps the teacher will be able to answer him.
Learning to Swim
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
.Henry wants to go into the sea so that he may be washed.,.But the mother does not allow him to go, because Henry has not yet learned the art of swimming.
",",".""Learn first the art of swimming," the mother says to him, "and then perhaps I will allow you into the sea."",","."But in no way will I be able to learn, says Henry, unless by going into the sea.",":".""Be unwilling to do this," mother answers: "for indeed the thing is quite dangerous."
?What therefore ought Henry to do?,",."The boy says to (his) father: “My mother does not allow me to go into the sea, unless I shall first have learned the art of swimming.”,.He asks his own father what is to be done.
.Therefore the father takes the boy and into the sea throws him, so that he may learn the art of swimming.,.The mother of the boy is not happy, and she raises the greatest shouts, but Henry at last returns to the land..In this manner he learns to swim.
Ars natandī
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
.Henry wants to go into the sea so that he may be washed.,.But the mother does not allow him to go, because Henry has not yet learned the art of swimming.
",",".""Learn first the art of swimming," the mother says to him, "and then perhaps I will allow you into the sea."",","."But in no way will I be able to learn, says Henry, unless by going into the sea.",":".""Be unwilling to do this," mother answers: "for indeed the thing is quite dangerous."
?What therefore ought Henry to do?,",."The boy says to (his) father: “My mother does not allow me to go into the sea, unless I shall first have learned the art of swimming.”,.He asks his own father what is to be done.
.Therefore the father takes the boy and into the sea throws him, so that he may learn the art of swimming.,.The mother of the boy is not happy, and she raises the greatest shouts, but Henry at last returns to the land..In this manner he learns to swim.
The Red Cap
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
,.Father and mother gave to Henry a red hat, which he thinks to be very beautiful.,.He shows to the boys his hat, because it is the most beautiful of all..The other boys envy Henry because he has a red hat..All want to have hats similar to that which Henry has..The other boys and Henry are walking in the fields.
,:.A bull is in the field, in which they walk: it is a bad and cruel bull..All bulls become angry when they see red things.,,.Unless Henry were foolish, he would not show a red hat in the field, in which the bull is.:,.The bull sees the hat of Henry and is very greatly angered: he runs, so that he may wound Henry with horns.,.The other boys are safe, because they do not have red hats.
:.Now they do not at all envy Henry: they do not want to have a similar hat.:.Henry does not walk but flees: the bull follows..Swifter is the bull than Henry.
.The boy runs to the tree and climbs it, in order that he may avoid the horns of the angry bull.,:.While he climbs, he loses the hat: the bull wounds the hat with horns..He wants to wound Henry too with horns.
.Henry sits in the branches of a tree and lifts up the greatest shouts..The farmers come, and the bull, angered, they drive away.
Petasus ruber
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
,.Father and mother gave to Henry a red hat, which he thinks to be very beautiful.,.He shows to the boys his hat, because it is the most beautiful of all..The other boys envy Henry because he has a red hat..All want to have hats similar to that which Henry has..The other boys and Henry are walking in the fields.
,:.A bull is in the field, in which they walk: it is a bad and cruel bull..All bulls become angry when they see red things.,,.Unless Henry were foolish, he would not show a red hat in the field, in which the bull is.:,.The bull sees the hat of Henry and is very greatly angered: he runs, so that he may wound Henry with horns.,.The other boys are safe, because they do not have red hats.
:.Now they do not at all envy Henry: they do not want to have a similar hat.:.Henry does not walk but flees: the bull follows..Swifter is the bull than Henry.
.The boy runs to the tree and climbs it, in order that he may avoid the horns of the angry bull.,:.While he climbs, he loses the hat: the bull wounds the hat with horns..He wants to wound Henry too with horns.
.Henry sits in the branches of a tree and lifts up the greatest shouts..The farmers come, and the bull, angered, they drive away.
Whose is that Bee?
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
:,,.Bees make honey: but they have stings, which they use when they are angry.
,,.Henricus, because he loves bees, keeps many (bees) in his garden, which is next to the school.,:,.And so a certain bee wounded the teacher of the school walking in the field with a sting: by which it was made that the teacher suffered the greatest pain, and became very angry.
,,.Therefore he seeks Henry and accuses him, who keeps a bee, which wounded the master with a sting."!",",?""What!" said the boy to the teacher, "Do you think my bee to be [the one] which wounded you with a sting?"",".“Certainly I think [it] to be yours,” responds the teacher.
.The boy, however, says this [thing] not to be true.",",";:,,.“I know,” he says, “that bee; it is a bad and cruel bee: often I saw it, and I was glad, because it was not mine.”,,,.But my bees, which I raise, are all good and merciful, and they wish to wound no one ever with stings.."At home always they remain, and honey they make.
,.But the teacher was not less angry than he had been before.
Cuius est apis?
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
:,,.Bees make honey: but they have stings, which they use when they are angry.
,,.Henricus, because he loves bees, keeps many (bees) in his garden, which is next to the school.,:,.And so a certain bee wounded the teacher of the school walking in the field with a sting: by which it was made that the teacher suffered the greatest pain, and became very angry.
,,.Therefore he seeks Henry and accuses him, who keeps a bee, which wounded the master with a sting."!",",?""What!" said the boy to the teacher, "Do you think my bee to be [the one] which wounded you with a sting?"",".“Certainly I think [it] to be yours,” responds the teacher.
.The boy, however, says this [thing] not to be true.",",";:,,.“I know,” he says, “that bee; it is a bad and cruel bee: often I saw it, and I was glad, because it was not mine.”,,,.But my bees, which I raise, are all good and merciful, and they wish to wound no one ever with stings.."At home always they remain, and honey they make.
,.But the teacher was not less angry than he had been before.
Clever Robert
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
,.Robertus is a little boy, but he is very learned.:.He knows to make music with the cithara: he uses the Gaulish tongue as well as his own.:,,.Thus he is pleasing to almost all: Robert, because he speaks in the Gallic tongue and plays on the cithara, almost all admire.
,.William is a boy much greater and stronger than Robert, but is not so learned.,,:.The arts, which Robert knows, he never learned: therefore no one admires him.
:,,,,.This (thing) does not please William: he envies Robert, who is able to do more (things) than he himself, and always sees all (people) admiring Robert.
,,,":."Therefore recently, when he had seen Robert, pleasing all by speaking in the French language and by playing with the cithara, William said to him: “I neither know to play with the cithara nor to speak in the French language, but nevertheless I can pound your head with fists.”",".“You are not able,” Robertus replies to him.
;,,.And so the boys fight; Robert conquered William, although he was small, because he had learned to use his fists better..Not always conquer small boys those who are greater and stronger.
:,,.Afterwards, however, Robert taught William to use fists: and now the boys are friends, and William does not envy Robert, but he himself learns to speak in the Gallic language and to play the cithara.
Rōbertus puer doctus
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
,.Robertus is a little boy, but he is very learned.:.He knows to make music with the cithara: he uses the Gaulish tongue as well as his own.:,,.Thus he is pleasing to almost all: Robert, because he speaks in the Gallic tongue and plays on the cithara, almost all admire.
,.William is a boy much greater and stronger than Robert, but is not so learned.,,:.The arts, which Robert knows, he never learned: therefore no one admires him.
:,,,,.This (thing) does not please William: he envies Robert, who is able to do more (things) than he himself, and always sees all (people) admiring Robert.
,,,":."Therefore recently, when he had seen Robert, pleasing all by speaking in the French language and by playing with the cithara, William said to him: “I neither know to play with the cithara nor to speak in the French language, but nevertheless I can pound your head with fists.”",".“You are not able,” Robertus replies to him.
;,,.And so the boys fight; Robert conquered William, although he was small, because he had learned to use his fists better..Not always conquer small boys those who are greater and stronger.
:,,.Afterwards, however, Robert taught William to use fists: and now the boys are friends, and William does not envy Robert, but he himself learns to speak in the Gallic language and to play the cithara.
Generosity Begins at Home
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
:.It moves Henry to pity for the poor: he desires to come to their aid..A certain friend recently gave to him two denarii..Surely he did not want to have these two for himself?:,":,."He did not want to do this: he said to that friend who had given [them]: "The one only I myself shall keep; the other I shall give to the poor, in order that I may help them.".Good is the boy Henry, and merciful.
,.On the next day, Henry loses the other of those denarii.,:.He was exploring all places, because he was desiring to find the denarius: nowhere, however, the denarius was able to be found.,.Therefore he was keeping the one only safe; the other he had lost.
.Not, however, was he seeming to weep much.,"?A certain one said to him: “Why do you not weep?”,."Now one only denarius you have, and the half part of it to the poor to give you ought.",":".“It is not so,” Henry answered: “I have lost that denarius which I was owing to give to the poor.”,."Therefore now I am able to give nothing to the poor, although I desire to come to the aid of them.
:.Now it moves Henry to pity for the poor even more than before: because he is always good and merciful.
Bis dat quī cito dat
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
:.It moves Henry to pity for the poor: he desires to come to their aid..A certain friend recently gave to him two denarii..Surely he did not want to have these two for himself?:,":,."He did not want to do this: he said to that friend who had given [them]: "The one only I myself shall keep; the other I shall give to the poor, in order that I may help them.".Good is the boy Henry, and merciful.
,.On the next day, Henry loses the other of those denarii.,:.He was exploring all places, because he was desiring to find the denarius: nowhere, however, the denarius was able to be found.,.Therefore he was keeping the one only safe; the other he had lost.
.Not, however, was he seeming to weep much.,"?A certain one said to him: “Why do you not weep?”,."Now one only denarius you have, and the half part of it to the poor to give you ought.",":".“It is not so,” Henry answered: “I have lost that denarius which I was owing to give to the poor.”,."Therefore now I am able to give nothing to the poor, although I desire to come to the aid of them.
:.Now it moves Henry to pity for the poor even more than before: because he is always good and merciful.
Truth at All Costs
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
.William is a good boy and is not able to lie.,.His teacher always admonishes him, lest he lie.,.Always [it] is better to say the truth and to confess, says the teacher, if anyone shall have done badly..Therefore William is not able to lie.
.The father of William has a very precious cithara..William recently wanted to play upon the cithara, and he broke it.,.Imprudent, he did this; he did not want to break the cithara.
.The father of William returned home and was very angry when he had seen his own cithara.,.He asks who broke it.,",:,;."Gulielmus responds: "Father, I am not able to lie: what is true, I shall say; I have broken your cithara.""!"."What!" said the father.",!Wicked boy, you even confess and you boast of your own accord because you did this!,:."If you had said nothing, you would have been flogged: now even more you will be flogged.
.And so William is flogged and suffers the greatest pain.,,.Nevertheless the teacher says to him that it is better always to confess and to speak the truth than to lie.
Magis amīca vēritās
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
.William is a good boy and is not able to lie.,.His teacher always admonishes him, lest he lie.,.Always [it] is better to say the truth and to confess, says the teacher, if anyone shall have done badly..Therefore William is not able to lie.
.The father of William has a very precious cithara..William recently wanted to play upon the cithara, and he broke it.,.Imprudent, he did this; he did not want to break the cithara.
.The father of William returned home and was very angry when he had seen his own cithara.,.He asks who broke it.,",:,;."Gulielmus responds: "Father, I am not able to lie: what is true, I shall say; I have broken your cithara.""!"."What!" said the father.",!Wicked boy, you even confess and you boast of your own accord because you did this!,:."If you had said nothing, you would have been flogged: now even more you will be flogged.
.And so William is flogged and suffers the greatest pain.,,.Nevertheless the teacher says to him that it is better always to confess and to speak the truth than to lie.
The White Mice
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
,.Henry is a good boy and industrious, and he has always before been pleasing to his teacher..Recently, however, it happened that he was not pleasing to him..That thing in this manner having been made is.
,,.A certain Paulus, who is a friend of Henricus, is a boy of not the best character.:;,.He is always sluggish: he prefers to play rather than to learn the Latin language; moreover he has many white mice, although boys ought not to rear these animals in school.,,.Therefore, while he was recently sitting near Henry in the school, Paul secretly sent two mice into the fold/bosom of Henry's garment.
,.He does not know Paul to have sent mice into his own lap..Therefore the mice in the fold of the garment were sleeping..Then it happened that the teacher was ordering Henry to rise and to render Vergil in English.,,.The mice, because they had been roused by the movement of Henry rising, leapt out from his bosom.
.The teacher sees them, and he was made very angry.:",?"He said to Henry: "Wicked boy, why did you bring those mice into the school?""",.“I did not bring [them],” responds Henry."",,"?"“How therefore,” says the teacher, “did they leap out from your lap?”.Henry said himself not to know this.",!"Wicked boy, you are lying!,"."He said: 'and you will give the greatest punishment without doubt.'.And so Henry gave the penalty.
:.No one knew the mice to have been sent by Paul into the fold of Henry's garment: nor did Paul wish to confess himself to have done this..But Paul on the next day gave one mouse to Henry, so that it might be a comfort to him..And so now all are content.
Mūrēs albī
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
,.Henry is a good boy and industrious, and he has always before been pleasing to his teacher..Recently, however, it happened that he was not pleasing to him..That thing in this manner having been made is.
,,.A certain Paulus, who is a friend of Henricus, is a boy of not the best character.:;,.He is always sluggish: he prefers to play rather than to learn the Latin language; moreover he has many white mice, although boys ought not to rear these animals in school.,,.Therefore, while he was recently sitting near Henry in the school, Paul secretly sent two mice into the fold/bosom of Henry's garment.
,.He does not know Paul to have sent mice into his own lap..Therefore the mice in the fold of the garment were sleeping..Then it happened that the teacher was ordering Henry to rise and to render Vergil in English.,,.The mice, because they had been roused by the movement of Henry rising, leapt out from his bosom.
.The teacher sees them, and he was made very angry.:",?"He said to Henry: "Wicked boy, why did you bring those mice into the school?""",.“I did not bring [them],” responds Henry."",,"?"“How therefore,” says the teacher, “did they leap out from your lap?”.Henry said himself not to know this.",!"Wicked boy, you are lying!,"."He said: 'and you will give the greatest punishment without doubt.'.And so Henry gave the penalty.
:.No one knew the mice to have been sent by Paul into the fold of Henry's garment: nor did Paul wish to confess himself to have done this..But Paul on the next day gave one mouse to Henry, so that it might be a comfort to him..And so now all are content.
Tom Smokes a Pipe
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
,.Thomas desires to be similar to his own maternal uncle, and to have a reed full of the Nicotian herb..The friends warn him not to do this.",",".""If you will have done (it)," they say, "you will be sick, and moreover without doubt you will be flogged."
.Thomas, however, says his uncle to have a reed and neither to be sick nor to be beaten.:.The friends say Thomas to be very foolish; Thomas replies his own friends to be more foolish.
:.Therefore he seeks a distant place and fills the reed with tobacco herb; then he sets [it] on fire and draws the smoke into the mouth.:.The reed has a bad taste: it makes Thomas pale and sick.
,.At last Thomas returns to school, late and smelling the tobacco herb.,,,",?"The teacher, when he sees him, says to him: 'Thomas, why late do you return to school?'.The boy is silent and says nothing."?".“Why do you smell of the tobacco herb?” says the teacher.",".Because I wanted to be like my uncle, the boy replies.",","."“You have done badly,” says the teacher, “and you will be flogged.”.And so Thomas is being flogged.
::",."All his friends laugh; they say to him: "We have foretold this to be about to be for you, but you did not believe us.",.Thomas has nothing that he may be able to reply to them.
Thōmās harundinem fūmat
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
,.Thomas desires to be similar to his own maternal uncle, and to have a reed full of the Nicotian herb..The friends warn him not to do this.",",".""If you will have done (it)," they say, "you will be sick, and moreover without doubt you will be flogged."
.Thomas, however, says his uncle to have a reed and neither to be sick nor to be beaten.:.The friends say Thomas to be very foolish; Thomas replies his own friends to be more foolish.
:.Therefore he seeks a distant place and fills the reed with tobacco herb; then he sets [it] on fire and draws the smoke into the mouth.:.The reed has a bad taste: it makes Thomas pale and sick.
,.At last Thomas returns to school, late and smelling the tobacco herb.,,,",?"The teacher, when he sees him, says to him: 'Thomas, why late do you return to school?'.The boy is silent and says nothing."?".“Why do you smell of the tobacco herb?” says the teacher.",".Because I wanted to be like my uncle, the boy replies.",","."“You have done badly,” says the teacher, “and you will be flogged.”.And so Thomas is being flogged.
::",."All his friends laugh; they say to him: "We have foretold this to be about to be for you, but you did not believe us.",.Thomas has nothing that he may be able to reply to them.
Want of Time
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
.Henry dwells at home with father and mother and his sisters, and he comes into school not unless at the third hour of the day.
,,.The teacher of the school gives daily some task, which he ought to complete, before he comes into school on the next day.
.Henricus, however, often denies himself to be able to complete this assignment (i.e., says that he cannot).
,.For he says that he himself is always prevented by his own sisters, lest he complete that which the teacher has given to him to be completed.
",",".As often as I begin to read or write," he says, "always my sisters come and they order me to do other things.,:,.At one time they ask that I come with them to banquets, at another time that [I come] to dances: and so I do not have time, in which I may be able to complete my tasks.,,,,."But if I should always live not at home but in school, just as the other boys, I would be able to learn much better, because I would have time for doing this.
.Paul does not live with father and mother and sisters his own.,.He lives in the school, and he does not return home except whenever the time of holidays comes.
,.To him also the teacher gives a task, which he ought to complete daily.,:.This, however, Paul often denies to be able to be done, although he says himself to be a good and industrious boy: for he denies himself to have time.
",",":,:,,,;."Always," he says, "another thing is to be done: for daily I am ordered with the other boys to strike a ball with a club, or to trample a ball with feet; then, when evening is, many from my friends come, who desire to talk with me about all things; and so they prevent me from writing and reading.",."But if at home, just as Henry, with my sisters and father and mother I were dwelling, I would without doubt have time for writing and reading.
,:,,.At the end, therefore, of the year, neither Henry nor Paul are seen to have learned anything: when they are asked about those things which the teacher in school wished to teach them, they are silent, and they are able to answer nothing to those asking.,,.Henry, when he is asked what name the German emperor may have, says himself not to know.:.Paul believes the Pacific Ocean to be between Europe and America: that which, without doubt, is not true.,:.Therefore the other boys have rewards, because they have learned many things: to Paul and Henry no rewards are given by the teacher.
,,,.When the boys return home, and both the fathers and the mothers and the sisters of the boys ask them where those prizes are, which they ought to have at the end of the year, the boys answer that no [prizes] have been given to themselves by the teacher.,:,,.The fathers of Paul and Henry are very angry, because their sons have no prizes: they seek the master of the school, in order that they may ask him why he gave no prizes to their sons.
:",,:,."I gave nothing to your sons, because neither are the boys good, nor industrious: they always desire to play, but they do not want to learn..The teacher denies himself to be able to teach such boys any thing.
,,:,,:,,.This, however, which the master says, the fathers of Paul and Henry say to be absurd: that the boys are indeed good, and are accustomed always to complete tasks, when they have time: that therefore the fault is not of the boys, but of the master, because they have been able to learn nothing.
.Angry are both.:.The teacher is displeasing to the fathers of the boys: and the fathers do not please the teacher.
Temporis dēfectus
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
.Henry dwells at home with father and mother and his sisters, and he comes into school not unless at the third hour of the day.
,,.The teacher of the school gives daily some task, which he ought to complete, before he comes into school on the next day.
.Henricus, however, often denies himself to be able to complete this assignment (i.e., says that he cannot).
,.For he says that he himself is always prevented by his own sisters, lest he complete that which the teacher has given to him to be completed.
",",".As often as I begin to read or write," he says, "always my sisters come and they order me to do other things.,:,.At one time they ask that I come with them to banquets, at another time that [I come] to dances: and so I do not have time, in which I may be able to complete my tasks.,,,,."But if I should always live not at home but in school, just as the other boys, I would be able to learn much better, because I would have time for doing this.
.Paul does not live with father and mother and sisters his own.,.He lives in the school, and he does not return home except whenever the time of holidays comes.
,.To him also the teacher gives a task, which he ought to complete daily.,:.This, however, Paul often denies to be able to be done, although he says himself to be a good and industrious boy: for he denies himself to have time.
",",":,:,,,;."Always," he says, "another thing is to be done: for daily I am ordered with the other boys to strike a ball with a club, or to trample a ball with feet; then, when evening is, many from my friends come, who desire to talk with me about all things; and so they prevent me from writing and reading.",."But if at home, just as Henry, with my sisters and father and mother I were dwelling, I would without doubt have time for writing and reading.
,:,,.At the end, therefore, of the year, neither Henry nor Paul are seen to have learned anything: when they are asked about those things which the teacher in school wished to teach them, they are silent, and they are able to answer nothing to those asking.,,.Henry, when he is asked what name the German emperor may have, says himself not to know.:.Paul believes the Pacific Ocean to be between Europe and America: that which, without doubt, is not true.,:.Therefore the other boys have rewards, because they have learned many things: to Paul and Henry no rewards are given by the teacher.
,,,.When the boys return home, and both the fathers and the mothers and the sisters of the boys ask them where those prizes are, which they ought to have at the end of the year, the boys answer that no [prizes] have been given to themselves by the teacher.,:,,.The fathers of Paul and Henry are very angry, because their sons have no prizes: they seek the master of the school, in order that they may ask him why he gave no prizes to their sons.
:",,:,."I gave nothing to your sons, because neither are the boys good, nor industrious: they always desire to play, but they do not want to learn..The teacher denies himself to be able to teach such boys any thing.
,,:,,:,,.This, however, which the master says, the fathers of Paul and Henry say to be absurd: that the boys are indeed good, and are accustomed always to complete tasks, when they have time: that therefore the fault is not of the boys, but of the master, because they have been able to learn nothing.
.Angry are both.:.The teacher is displeasing to the fathers of the boys: and the fathers do not please the teacher.
The Patient Fisherman
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
.Henry is a fisherman, and he is very much delighted by fishing.,:,,.He has a fishing rod, which father and mother recently gave to him: therefore, when the time of the holidays came, daily he fixes a little worm on the hook and through the whole day until evening he is accustomed to sit on the bank of the river, if by chance he might be able to catch a fish with the hook.
,,,,.But the fishes, which swim in the water, always are accustomed to avoid Henry's little worm, because they fear lest they be captured by him.:.Therefore, right up to yesterday, Henry had caught nothing with his rod; yesterday, however, he drew a big fish out of the water.
.The thing was done in this manner.,.Henry was sitting on the bank and was fishing, as he is accustomed..Nothing, however, he was able to catch.,,:,,,.Therefore he returned home, so that he might bring another little worm, which he might fasten to the hook: for he believed that worm, which he had, to be bad, because he could catch nothing with it..But the reed lying on the bank and the hook submerged by the water of the river he left behind.
,:.While he was away, a certain one of Henry's friends came to the place: he found a reed lying on the bank and a hook submerged in water.,:,:,.There was, moreover, near this place a certain large fish, which had long since been dead and was lying on the bank of the river: this fish, therefore, the friend of Henry fixed with a hook, so that at some time Henry might be able to say that he himself had caught some fish: he himself went away quickly, after he had done this.
:,,.At length Henry returned to the bank, bringing another little worm which he had sought; immediately, when he had returned, he saw a very large fish fixed on a hook.::,,.He was very happy: he drew the fish out of the water and the hook out of the fish: he quickly returned home so that he might show that fish, which he believed himself to have caught, to his father and mother.
,,,,:,,,.When his father and mother had seen him coming from afar, at first they were happy because Henry, who had been fishing for a long time, had finally caught a fish; but when he had come nearer, they asked him whether all the fish that were in the river smelled so badly.
,.When those had said this, Henry saw himself to have been deceived by someone.,:.Therefore all the friends whom he had he asked, who had deceived him in this manner: they, however, all said themselves not to know.
:.Nevertheless Henry sits on the bank of the river and fishes as before: for good and industrious fishermen are delighted even more by fishing than by catching fish with rods.
Piscātor sēdulus
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
.Henry is a fisherman, and he is very much delighted by fishing.,:,,.He has a fishing rod, which father and mother recently gave to him: therefore, when the time of the holidays came, daily he fixes a little worm on the hook and through the whole day until evening he is accustomed to sit on the bank of the river, if by chance he might be able to catch a fish with the hook.
,,,,.But the fishes, which swim in the water, always are accustomed to avoid Henry's little worm, because they fear lest they be captured by him.:.Therefore, right up to yesterday, Henry had caught nothing with his rod; yesterday, however, he drew a big fish out of the water.
.The thing was done in this manner.,.Henry was sitting on the bank and was fishing, as he is accustomed..Nothing, however, he was able to catch.,,:,,,.Therefore he returned home, so that he might bring another little worm, which he might fasten to the hook: for he believed that worm, which he had, to be bad, because he could catch nothing with it..But the reed lying on the bank and the hook submerged by the water of the river he left behind.
,:.While he was away, a certain one of Henry's friends came to the place: he found a reed lying on the bank and a hook submerged in water.,:,:,.There was, moreover, near this place a certain large fish, which had long since been dead and was lying on the bank of the river: this fish, therefore, the friend of Henry fixed with a hook, so that at some time Henry might be able to say that he himself had caught some fish: he himself went away quickly, after he had done this.
:,,.At length Henry returned to the bank, bringing another little worm which he had sought; immediately, when he had returned, he saw a very large fish fixed on a hook.::,,.He was very happy: he drew the fish out of the water and the hook out of the fish: he quickly returned home so that he might show that fish, which he believed himself to have caught, to his father and mother.
,,,,:,,,.When his father and mother had seen him coming from afar, at first they were happy because Henry, who had been fishing for a long time, had finally caught a fish; but when he had come nearer, they asked him whether all the fish that were in the river smelled so badly.
,.When those had said this, Henry saw himself to have been deceived by someone.,:.Therefore all the friends whom he had he asked, who had deceived him in this manner: they, however, all said themselves not to know.
:.Nevertheless Henry sits on the bank of the river and fishes as before: for good and industrious fishermen are delighted even more by fishing than by catching fish with rods.
The Sportsman and the Ducks
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
,,,.A certain hunter, after he had hunted throughout the whole day in the fields, and yet could not kill any wild animals by hunting, was at last returning home late in the evening.
:,.Always hunters desire to carry back home with themselves something killed: therefore it shamed the man, with no wild animals having been killed, of returning home, lest he might be scorned by his own friends and be seen to be a bad hunter.
,,,,.And so when he had come near his own house, he sees certain ducks swimming in a small lake not far from the land, and a man, moreover—that which masters are accustomed to do—standing on the bank and watching those ducks.,",",",?"To whom the hunter says, "My friend, if I shall have given you twenty denarii, will you not permit me that I kill those ducks with arrows?"
.The man most willingly answered himself to be about to permit to the hunter.
,,,:,.And so the hunter, when he had given the twenty denarii to the man just as he had promised, killed all those ducks with arrows: then they will place [them,] having been collected, on shoulders, so that he might carry [them] back home with himself.
,,":.But before he had gone away from the place, he said to the man: “By my and your good fortune we have come together here today: for we both are fortunate, and we ought to be content.”:,."For you already have twenty denarii: I, however, have the ducks, which I killed.
.To whom the man replied himself to be especially happy and content.",",",,.""Those, indeed, ducks," he says, "which with twenty denarii given to me you killed, were not mine, but yours of your very self."
Vēnātor et anatēs
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
,,,.A certain hunter, after he had hunted throughout the whole day in the fields, and yet could not kill any wild animals by hunting, was at last returning home late in the evening.
:,.Always hunters desire to carry back home with themselves something killed: therefore it shamed the man, with no wild animals having been killed, of returning home, lest he might be scorned by his own friends and be seen to be a bad hunter.
,,,,.And so when he had come near his own house, he sees certain ducks swimming in a small lake not far from the land, and a man, moreover—that which masters are accustomed to do—standing on the bank and watching those ducks.,",",",?"To whom the hunter says, "My friend, if I shall have given you twenty denarii, will you not permit me that I kill those ducks with arrows?"
.The man most willingly answered himself to be about to permit to the hunter.
,,,:,.And so the hunter, when he had given the twenty denarii to the man just as he had promised, killed all those ducks with arrows: then they will place [them,] having been collected, on shoulders, so that he might carry [them] back home with himself.
,,":.But before he had gone away from the place, he said to the man: “By my and your good fortune we have come together here today: for we both are fortunate, and we ought to be content.”:,."For you already have twenty denarii: I, however, have the ducks, which I killed.
.To whom the man replied himself to be especially happy and content.",",",,.""Those, indeed, ducks," he says, "which with twenty denarii given to me you killed, were not mine, but yours of your very self."
The Monkey's Revenge
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
,,,,,,.Monkeys also are very similar to us humans in other matters, and in this also, that they are accustomed to be angry at all who hurt them, and they force them to pay penalties, if they are able.,,.Of which thing this story, which is true, seems to be the proof.
,,::,,.There was a certain soldier in Spain, who hated all monkeys, and he used to harm and harass a monkey dwelling in the same city in every way: he used to throw stones at her: he used to take food away from her, as often as he was able.,.Therefore not only the soldier [hated] the ape, but the ape likewise hated the soldier.,,:,.She was saying nothing, because, since she was a monkey, she was not able to speak; but by how much less she was saying, by so much more was she thinking (more things) in her mind.
,,,.By chance a day came, in which a certain great leader wished to see the army, which was in that city.,,,:,,,.Therefore on this day all soldiers, having been clothed in the most beautiful and neatest garments, were ordered to appear before the leader; and among them was that cruel soldier, who had been accustomed to harass the innocent ape. But it happened that he was about to go past the very house in which the ape was living, so that he might arrive at the place of meeting the leader.
,,:,.Concerning which matter, when the ape had been made more certain, she placed a large basin, filled with mud and water, at the window, which was in the upper part of the house: she herself stood next to the window, so that she might be able to see the soldier coming on the road.
,,,,:,.Therefore that soldier came, very clean, clothed with a red garment, adorned most beautifully with silver and gold, so that he might please the great leader: for those who are adorned and clean in this manner are always thought to be the bravest.,,.But as soon as he had come up under the window, the monkey, which was standing at the window, pours all that mud and all the water onto the head of the soldier from the basin.,.And so he who before had been neat, now with water and mud is seen foul.
!Oh! Unhappy day!,.The leader, therefore, when he was seeing the soldier, not only did he not praise [him], but he was also made very angry at him.,::.Therefore that unlucky soldier was hating the monkey no less than before; but he was taking care lest afterwards he should be harassed; for he was fearing lest he should be compelled to give such punishments again.
Sīmius vindex
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
,,,,,,.Monkeys also are very similar to us humans in other matters, and in this also, that they are accustomed to be angry at all who hurt them, and they force them to pay penalties, if they are able.,,.Of which thing this story, which is true, seems to be the proof.
,,::,,.There was a certain soldier in Spain, who hated all monkeys, and he used to harm and harass a monkey dwelling in the same city in every way: he used to throw stones at her: he used to take food away from her, as often as he was able.,.Therefore not only the soldier [hated] the ape, but the ape likewise hated the soldier.,,:,.She was saying nothing, because, since she was a monkey, she was not able to speak; but by how much less she was saying, by so much more was she thinking (more things) in her mind.
,,,.By chance a day came, in which a certain great leader wished to see the army, which was in that city.,,,:,,,.Therefore on this day all soldiers, having been clothed in the most beautiful and neatest garments, were ordered to appear before the leader; and among them was that cruel soldier, who had been accustomed to harass the innocent ape. But it happened that he was about to go past the very house in which the ape was living, so that he might arrive at the place of meeting the leader.
,,:,.Concerning which matter, when the ape had been made more certain, she placed a large basin, filled with mud and water, at the window, which was in the upper part of the house: she herself stood next to the window, so that she might be able to see the soldier coming on the road.
,,,,:,.Therefore that soldier came, very clean, clothed with a red garment, adorned most beautifully with silver and gold, so that he might please the great leader: for those who are adorned and clean in this manner are always thought to be the bravest.,,.But as soon as he had come up under the window, the monkey, which was standing at the window, pours all that mud and all the water onto the head of the soldier from the basin.,.And so he who before had been neat, now with water and mud is seen foul.
!Oh! Unhappy day!,.The leader, therefore, when he was seeing the soldier, not only did he not praise [him], but he was also made very angry at him.,::.Therefore that unlucky soldier was hating the monkey no less than before; but he was taking care lest afterwards he should be harassed; for he was fearing lest he should be compelled to give such punishments again.
The Jackdaw of Rheims
A.D. Godley — The Fables of Orbilius — Part I
Speaker: Victor Kaplun
Recording
,,,.There was a certain priest in Gaul, who used to have a most precious ring, because it was made entirely out of gold.,,,:,.This ring the priest lost; and not in any place, although he was exploring all places most diligently, was he able to find it: whereby it was brought about that he believed that one of the servants, who were accustomed to be daily in the temple, had stolen this most precious thing.
.All nevertheless denied themselves to have done it.,,,,:::,.Therefore, when all had denied, openly and with a great voice the priest in the temple prayed, that whoever should have stolen his ring, unless he should have immediately confessed the fault, he should suffer the greatest pain in every way: that he should become poor and sick: that he should lose all the things which he had: finally, that all bad things, which could happen to men, should happen to him.
,,.With which prayers having been heard, all thought that someone was about either immediately to confess the guilt, or to suffer all the evils which could happen to men.:,,.No one, however, confessed himself to have stolen the ring: nor in the whole city was anyone seen to become either poor, or sick, or in any way unhappy.
,,,.Behold, however, on a certain solemn day, when the priest and the ministers had come together into the temple, suddenly appears before them in the middle of the temple a certain small jackdaw, which everyone knew to have a nest in the temple.,:,:.It was manifest to all that he was suffering the greatest pain: so sick was he that he could scarcely stand; moreover, he had lost almost all the feathers which he had previously had.
,:,.All who were in the temple were wondering: it caused pity to the priest and all the ministers of the jackdaw, who had assembled into the temple.,,.But by much more they were amazed, when they saw that very jackdaw bringing the ring, which the priest had lost, with its beak, and depositing [it] at the priest's feet.
,:.Then to all it had been made manifest, [that] this one was [he] who had stolen the ring: [that] this one was [he] who because of the prayers of the priest had been made sick and had lost almost all feathers.:.The priest was happy because the jackdaw had returned the ring to him: but the bird, with the ring put down, very sad, returned into its own nest, which was in the temple. (Ablative absolute ānulō dēpositō = 'with the ring having been set down'; note that trīstissimus is masculine, agreeing with grāculus, although avis is feminine.)
,:,.Therefore the priest felt sorry for the jackdaw, because he had confessed the fault; and he prayed again, that he might become healthy.,:.From that day that jackdaw was made entirely sound, and also had new feathers better than those with which before he had been clothed: and not afterwards did he steal the ring of the priest.
Grāculus Rhēmēnsis
A.D. Godley — Fābulārum Orbiliī — Liber I
Recitātor: Victor Kaplun
Recitātiō
,,,.There was a certain priest in Gaul, who used to have a most precious ring, because it was made entirely out of gold.,,,:,.This ring the priest lost; and not in any place, although he was exploring all places most diligently, was he able to find it: whereby it was brought about that he believed that one of the servants, who were accustomed to be daily in the temple, had stolen this most precious thing.
.All nevertheless denied themselves to have done it.,,,,:::,.Therefore, when all had denied, openly and with a great voice the priest in the temple prayed, that whoever should have stolen his ring, unless he should have immediately confessed the fault, he should suffer the greatest pain in every way: that he should become poor and sick: that he should lose all the things which he had: finally, that all bad things, which could happen to men, should happen to him.
,,.With which prayers having been heard, all thought that someone was about either immediately to confess the guilt, or to suffer all the evils which could happen to men.:,,.No one, however, confessed himself to have stolen the ring: nor in the whole city was anyone seen to become either poor, or sick, or in any way unhappy.
,,,.Behold, however, on a certain solemn day, when the priest and the ministers had come together into the temple, suddenly appears before them in the middle of the temple a certain small jackdaw, which everyone knew to have a nest in the temple.,:,:.It was manifest to all that he was suffering the greatest pain: so sick was he that he could scarcely stand; moreover, he had lost almost all the feathers which he had previously had.
,:,.All who were in the temple were wondering: it caused pity to the priest and all the ministers of the jackdaw, who had assembled into the temple.,,.But by much more they were amazed, when they saw that very jackdaw bringing the ring, which the priest had lost, with its beak, and depositing [it] at the priest's feet.
,:.Then to all it had been made manifest, [that] this one was [he] who had stolen the ring: [that] this one was [he] who because of the prayers of the priest had been made sick and had lost almost all feathers.:.The priest was happy because the jackdaw had returned the ring to him: but the bird, with the ring put down, very sad, returned into its own nest, which was in the temple. (Ablative absolute ānulō dēpositō = 'with the ring having been set down'; note that trīstissimus is masculine, agreeing with grāculus, although avis is feminine.)
,:,.Therefore the priest felt sorry for the jackdaw, because he had confessed the fault; and he prayed again, that he might become healthy.,:.From that day that jackdaw was made entirely sound, and also had new feathers better than those with which before he had been clothed: and not afterwards did he steal the ring of the priest.