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Latin Stories: An Anthology

The Fisherman and His Wife

Part A (Interleaved Text)

8.1 Piscātor fisherman pauper poor cum with uxōre wife suā his in in casā cottage vetere old prope near mare sea habitābat lived

8.2 Cotīdiē daily vir man ad to lītus shore mare sea ībat would go ut in order that piscēs fish caperet he might catch

8.3 Ūnō on one diē day dum while rēte net in into undās waves mittit casts piscem fish aureum golden mīrabilem wonderful cēpit caught

8.4 Piscis fish subitō suddenly vōce with voice humānā human locūtus having spoken est is et and piscātōrem fisherman ōrāvit begged ut thathimself līberāret he might free

8.5 Ego Iin reality vērā true prīnceps prince sum am inquit said piscis fish magicā by magical arte art transformātus transformed

8.6 Sī ifme dīmittēs you will release tria three optāta wishes vōbīs to you concedam I will grant

8.7 Piscātor fisherman benevolēns kind piscem fish statim immediately līberāvit freed quī who in into profundum deep mare sea natāvit swam

8.8 Domum home reversus having returned piscātor fisherman uxōrī to wife rem matter mīram wonderful narrāvit told

8.9 Stulte foolishly fēcistī you have done clāmāvit shouted uxor wife īrāta angry cūr why nōn not novam new casam cottage postulāvistī did you ask for

8.10 Piscātor fisherman maestus sad ad to mare sea rediit returned et and piscem fish aureum golden vocāvit called

8.11 Mare sea turbulentum turbulent factum made est is et and piscis fish aureus golden appāruit appeared

8.12 Uxor wife mea my casam cottage novam new cupit desires inquit said piscātor fisherman timidus fearful

8.13 Domum home revertere return respondit replied piscis fish iam already uxor wife tua your in in villā villa pulchrā beautiful habitat lives

8.14 Sed but uxor wife nōn not contenta content erat was et and marītum husband ad to mare sea remīsit sent back

8.15 Rēgīna queen esse to be volō I wish nunc now clāmāvit shouted mulier woman ambitiōsa ambitious

8.16 Mare sea adhūc still turbulentius more turbulent factum made est is cum when piscātor fisherman tertium third optātum wish postulāvit requested

8.17 Piscis fish īrātus angry respondit replied superbiam pride uxōris of wife pūniendam to be punished esse to be

8.18 Subitō suddenly villa villa magnificā magnificent ēvānuit vanished et and piscātor fisherman cum with uxōre wife in in veterem old casam cottage restitūtus restored est is

8.19 Ex from illō that diē day uxor wife numquam never plūra more things postulāvit demanded et and cum with sorte lot suā her contenta content vīvēbat lived

8.20 Piscātōrem fisherman autem however numquam never iterum again piscem fish aureum golden vīdisse to have seen dīcunt they say

Part B (Complete Latin Text)

8.1 Piscātor pauper cum uxōre suā in casā vetere prope mare habitābat.

8.2 Cotīdiē vir ad lītus mare ībat ut piscēs caperet.

8.3 Ūnō diē dum rēte in undās mittit piscem aureum mīrabilem cēpit.

8.4 Piscis subitō vōce humānā locūtus est et piscātōrem ōrāvit ut sē līberāret.

8.5 "Ego rē vērā prīnceps sum," inquit piscis, "magicā arte transformātus."

8.6 "Sī mē dīmittēs," inquit, "tria optāta vōbīs concedam."

8.7 Piscātor benevolēns piscem statim līberāvit, quī in profundum mare natāvit.

8.8 Domum reversus piscātor uxōrī rem mīram narrāvit.

8.9 "Stulte fēcistī!" clāmāvit uxor īrāta, "cūr nōn novam casam postulāvistī?"

8.10 Piscātor maestus ad mare rediit et piscem aureum vocāvit.

8.11 Mare turbulentum factum est et piscis aureus appāruit.

8.12 "Uxor mea casam novam cupit," inquit piscātor timidus.

8.13 "Domum revertere," respondit piscis, "iam uxor tua in villā pulchrā habitat."

8.14 Sed uxor nōn contenta erat et marītum ad mare remīsit.

8.15 "Rēgīna esse volō!" nunc clāmāvit mulier ambitiōsa.

8.16 Mare adhūc turbulentius factum est cum piscātor tertium optātum postulāvit.

8.17 Piscis īrātus respondit superbiam uxōris pūniendam esse.

8.18 Subitō villa magnificā ēvānuit et piscātor cum uxōre in veterem casam restitūtus est.

8.19 Ex illō diē uxor numquam plūra postulāvit et cum sorte suā contenta vīvēbat.

8.20 Piscātōrem autem numquam iterum piscem aureum vīdisse dīcunt.

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