6.1 Rōmae in Rome poēta poet Catullus Catullus parvum small canem dog candidum white habēbat had quī who sōlus alone in in hortō garden errābat was wandering
6.2 Passerculus little sparrow līber free et and audāx bold cotīdiē daily ad to hortum garden advolābat would fly et and cum with cane dog amīcitiam friendship iniērat had formed
6.3 Dum while canis dog in in grāmine grass dormītābat was dozing passer sparrow prope near eum him sedēbat would sit et and suāviter sweetly cantābat would sing
6.4 Aliquandō sometimes micās crumbs pānis of bread ē from mensā table Catullī of Catullus surripuit would steal et and canī to dog famēlicō hungry portāvit would bring
6.5 Catullus Catullus ipse himself saepe often ex from fenstrā window studiī of study suī his hōs these amīcōs friends dissimilēs unlike observābat would observe
6.6 Mīrābile wonderful spectāculum sight poētae to poet vidēbātur seemed quod that passer sparrow et and canis dog tam so concorditer harmoniously vīvēbant were living
6.7 Ūnō on one diē day īnfēlīcī unfortunate dum while amīcī friends in in hortō garden lūdēbant were playing fēlēs cat improba wicked subitō suddenly appāruit appeared
6.8 Fēlēs cat malevolēns malevolent passerculum little sparrow dīrum dire susurrāns whispering lentē slowly appropinquābat was approaching dum while canis dog dormīret was sleeping
6.9 Passerculus little sparrow territus frightened altē high clāmāvit cried out quod which canem dog fidēlem faithful statim immediately excitāvit awakened
6.10 Canis dog īrā with anger incēnsus inflamed contrā against fēlem cat impetum attack fēcit made et and eam her ē from hortō garden fugāvit chased
6.11 Post after hoc this perīculum danger passer sparrow grātus grateful semper always vigilāns watchful erat was dum while canis dog quiēsceret would rest
6.12 Catullus Catullus hāc by this amīcitiā friendship commōtus moved versūs verses dē about cane dog et and passere sparrow scrībere to write coepit began
6.13 Multa many carmina poems dē about amōre love et and fidēlitāte loyalty hōrum of these amīcōrum friends composuit composed quae which posteā later celebria famous facta made sunt were
6.14 Omnēs all Rōmānī Romans quī who carmina poems Catullī of Catullus legēbant would read dē about hāc this amīcitiā friendship mīrābilī wonderful cognōvērunt learned
6.15 Senēs old men iuvenēsque and young men dē about virtūtibus virtues amīcitiae of friendship inter between creatūrās creatures dissimilēs unlike docēbantur were taught
6.16 Tandem finally cum when passer sparrow senex old factus made est was ad to hortum garden ultimā last vice time volāvit flew
6.17 Canis dog fidēlis faithful amīcum friend morientem dying custōdīvit guarded et and multōs many diēs days post after mortem death eius his maestus sad erat was
6.18 Catullus Catullus pietāte by devotion canis of dog commōtus moved pulcherrimum most beautiful carmen poem dē about morte death passeris of sparrow composuit composed
6.19 Hoc this carmen poem tam so bellum charming erat was ut that omnēs all Rōmānī Romans memoriter by heart id it recitārent would recite
6.20 Adhūc still hodiē today carmen poem Catullī of Catullus dē about cane dog fidēlī faithful et and passere sparrow amātō beloved legimus we read et and dē about vērā true amīcitiā friendship cogitāmus we think
6.1 Rōmae poēta Catullus parvum canem candidum habēbat quī sōlus in hortō errābat.
6.2 Passerculus līber et audāx cotīdiē ad hortum advolābat et cum cane amīcitiam iniērat.
6.1 Rōmae poēta Catullus parvum canem candidum habēbat quī sōlus in hortō errābat.
6.2 Passerculus līber et audāx cotīdiē ad hortum advolābat et cum cane amīcitiam iniērat.
6.3 Dum canis in grāmine dormītābat, passer prope eum sedēbat et suāviter cantābat.
6.4 Micās pānis ē mensā Catullī aliquandō surripuit passerculus et canī famēlicō portāvit.
6.5 Ex fenstrā studiī suī saepe Catullus ipse hōs amīcōs dissimilēs observābat.
6.6 Mīrābile poētae spectāculum vidēbātur quod passer et canis tam concorditer vīvēbant.
6.7 Diē quōdam īnfēlīcī, dum amīcī in hortō lūdēbant, fēlēs improba subitō appāruit.
6.8 Fēlēs malevolēns, dīrum susurrāns, passerculum lentē appropinquābat dum canis dormīret.
6.9 Territus passerculus altē clāmāvit, quod canem fidēlem statim excitāvit.
6.10 Īrā incēnsus canis contrā fēlem impetum fēcit eamque ē hortō fugāvit.
6.11 Post hoc perīculum passer grātus semper vigilāns erat dum canis quiēsceret.
6.12 Hāc amīcitiā commōtus Catullus versūs dē cane et passere scrībere coepit.
6.13 Multa carmina dē amōre et fidēlitāte hōrum amīcōrum composuit quae posteā celebria facta sunt.
6.14 Omnēs Rōmānī quī carmina Catullī legēbant dē hāc amīcitiā mīrābilī cognōvērunt.
6.15 Senēs iuvenēsque dē virtūtibus amīcitiae inter creatūrās dissimilēs docēbantur.
6.16 Tandem cum passer senex factus esset, ad hortum ultimā vice volāvit.
6.17 Canis fidēlis amīcum morientem custōdīvit et multōs diēs post mortem eius maestus erat.
6.18 Pietāte canis commōtus Catullus pulcherrimum carmen dē morte passeris composuit.
6.19 Tam bellum erat hoc carmen ut omnēs Rōmānī memoriter id recitārent.
6.20 Adhūc hodiē carmen Catullī dē cane fidēlī et passere amātō legimus et dē vērā amīcitiā cogitāmus.
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