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Latin Stories: An Anthology

Capella Nigra (The Black Goat)

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Part A (Interleaved Text)

1.1 Agricola farmer Mārcus Marcus vīllam villa parvam small in in colle hill habitābat lived ubi where hortum garden et and pecora livestock cūrābat tended

1.2 Inter among animālia animals sua his capella little goat nigra black parva small erat was quae which Umbra Shadow appellābātur was called

1.3 Haec this capella little goat valde very curiosa curious et and inquiēta restless erat was et and semper always nova new loca places explorāre to explore volēbat wanted

1.4 Ūnō on one diē day Umbra Shadow parvum small forāmen hole in in saepī fence invēnit found et and statim immediately per through illud it effūgit escaped

1.5 Capella little goat laeta happy in into agrum field vīcīnī of neighbor Lūciī Lucius intrāvit entered ubi where herbam grass viridem green et and flōrēs flowers variōs various conspēxit spotted

1.6 Lūcius Lucius autem however hortulānus gardener sevērus strict erat was quī who plantās plants pretiōsās precious ēducābat was growing et and agrōs fields suōs his diligenter diligently cūrābat tended

1.7 Dum while Umbra Shadow herbam grass carpit plucks et and flōrēs flowers gustat tastes subitō suddenly Lūcius Lucius eam her cōnspexit spotted et and magnā with great vōce voice exclāmāvit shouted out

1.8 Vade go hinc from here statim immediately bestia beast improba wicked quae which hortum garden meum my vastās you devastate clāmāvit shouted agricola farmer īrātus angry

1.9 Perterrita thoroughly frightened capella little goat circumsiluit jumped around et and in in fugā flight suā her plūrēs more plantās plants conculcāvit trampled antequam before exitum exit repperīret she would find

1.10 Tandem finally per through idem same forāmen hole revēnit returned et and ad to vīllam villa Mārcī of Marcus festīnāvit hurried ubi where dominō to master suō her trīstis sad appāruit appeared

1.11 Mārcus Marcus statim immediately intellēxit understood capellam little goat suam his malum evil fēcisse to have done et and ad to Lūcium Lucius īrātum angry vēnit came ut so that vēniam pardon peteret he might seek

1.12 Lūcius Lucius prīmō at first vōce with voice magnā loud questus having complained est is sed but paulātim gradually īra anger eius his mītigāta softened est was cum when Mārcus Marcus auxilium help in in hortō garden prōmīsit promised

1.13 Itaque and so per for trēs three diēs days Mārcus Marcus et and Umbra Shadow in in agrō field Lūciī of Lucius labōrābant were working ille that one herbās plants cūrāns tending haec this one autem however spīnās thorns ēdēns eating

1.14 Hōc this modō in way pāx peace inter between vīcīnōs neighbors restitūta restored est was et and forāmen hole in in saepī fence reparātum repaired est was

1.15 Umbra Shadow ex from illō that tempore time semper always intra within fīnēs boundaries suōs her manēbat remained memor mindful perīculī of danger quod which curiositās curiosity nimia excessive attulerat had brought

Part B (Complete Latin Text)

1.1 Agricola Mārcus vīllam parvam in colle habitābat ubi hortum et pecora cūrābat.

1.2 Inter animālia sua capella nigra parva erat quae Umbra appellābātur.

1.3 Haec capella valde curiosa et inquiēta erat et semper nova loca explorāre volēbat.

1.4 Ūnō diē Umbra parvum forāmen in saepī invēnit et statim per illud effūgit.

1.5 Capella laeta in agrum vīcīnī Lūciī intrāvit ubi herbam viridem et flōrēs variōs conspēxit.

1.6 Lūcius autem hortulānus sevērus erat quī plantās pretiōsās ēducābat et agrōs suōs diligenter cūrābat.

1.7 Dum Umbra herbam carpit et flōrēs gustat subitō Lūcius eam cōnspexit et magnā vōce exclāmāvit.

1.8 "Vade hinc statim, bestia improba quae hortum meum vastās!" clāmāvit agricola īrātus.

1.9 Perterrita capella circumsiluit et in fugā suā plūrēs plantās conculcāvit antequam exitum repperīret.

1.10 Tandem per idem forāmen revēnit et ad vīllam Mārcī festīnāvit ubi dominō suō trīstis appāruit.

1.11 Mārcus statim intellēxit capellam suam malum fēcisse et ad Lūcium īrātum vēnit ut vēniam peteret.

1.12 Lūcius prīmō vōce magnā questus est sed paulātim īra eius mītigāta est cum Mārcus auxilium in hortō prōmīsit.

1.13 Itaque per trēs diēs Mārcus et Umbra in agrō Lūciī labōrābant, ille herbās cūrāns, haec autem spīnās ēdēns.

1.14 Hōc modō pāx inter vīcīnōs restitūta est et forāmen in saepī reparātum est.

1.15 Umbra ex illō tempore semper intra fīnēs suōs manēbat, memor perīculī quod curiositās nimia attulerat.

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