1.1 In in īnsulā island Mauritiī of Mauritius remōtā remote ultima last avis bird dodo dodo sōla alone in in silvā forest errābat was wandering
1.2 Haec this avis bird magna large et and pinguīs fat erat was quae which volāre to fly nōn not poterat was able sed but magnīs with large pedibus feet lentē slowly ambulābat walked
1.3 Ōlim once multae many avēs birds dodo dodo per through tōtam whole īnsulam island fēlīciter happily habitābant lived sine without metū fear praedātōrum of predators
1.4 Sed but cum when hominēs humans prīmī first in to īnsulam island advēnērunt arrived nāvēs ships cānēs dogs fēlēsque and cats et and porcōs pigs portāvērunt brought
1.5 Animālia animals haec these ōva eggs avium of birds dodo dodo vorābant devoured et and pullōs chicks parvōs small interficiēbant were killing
1.6 Hominēs humans quoque also avēs birds facile easily capiēbant were catching quod because illae those timōrem fear hominum of humans nōn not habēbant had
1.7 Nunc now ultima last avis bird tristis sad sub under arbore tree vetustā ancient sedēbat was sitting et and sociōs companions suōs her exstīnctōs extinct lūgēbat mourned
1.8 Memoriae memories dulcēs sweet temporum of times praeteritōrum past mentem mind eius her implēbant filled cum when gregēs flocks magnī large simul together lūdēbant played
1.9 Sōl sun occidentālis western ultimōs last radiōs rays aureōs golden super over mare sea caeruleum blue iaciēbat was casting
1.10 Avis bird sōla alone ad to lītus shore dēscendit descended et and vestīgia footprints sua her in in harēnā sand relīquit left
1.11 Ventus wind levis light pennās feathers eius her griseās gray movēbat moved dum while illa she mare sea vāstum vast contemplābatur contemplated
1.12 Subitō suddenly vōcem voice avium of birds peregrīnārum foreign audīvit heard quae which super over caput head eius her volābant were flying
1.13 Ultima last avis bird dodo dodo ālās wings suās her inutilēs useless levāre to lift temptāvit tried sed but frūstrā in vain
1.14 Lacrimae tears parvae small ex from oculīs eyes eius her fluxērunt flowed cum when intellēxit understood sē herself numquam never iterum again sociōs companions vīsūram about to see esse to be
1.15 Nox night obscūra dark īnsulam island tēxit covered et and stēllae stars in in caelō sky fulgēre to shine coepērunt began
1.16 Avis bird ultima last quietē quietly sub under palmā palm tree dormīre to sleep coepit began somnians dreaming dē about diēbus days fēlīcibus happy
1.17 Māne in morning sequentī following nautae sailors corpus body avīs of bird in on lītore shore invēnērunt found sine without vītā life
1.18 Sīc thus ultima last avis bird dodo dodo ex from mundō world discessit departed et and genus race tōtum whole exstīnctum extinct est was
1.19 Hodiē today sōlum only imāginēs pictures et and ossa bones in in mūsēīs museums manent remain ut so that memoriam memory avium of birds mīrābilium wonderful cōnservent they may preserve
1.20 Fābula story trīstis sad nōs us monet warns ut that creātūrās creatures pretiōsās precious terrārum of lands remōtārum remote prōtegāmus we should protect
1.1 In īnsulā Mauritiī remōtā ultima avis dodo sōla in silvā errābat.
1.2 Haec avis magna et pinguīs erat quae volāre nōn poterat sed magnīs pedibus lentē ambulābat.
1.3 Ōlim multae avēs dodo per tōtam īnsulam fēlīciter habitābant sine metū praedātōrum.
1.4 Sed cum hominēs prīmī in īnsulam advēnērunt nāvēs cānēs fēlēsque et porcōs portāvērunt.
1.5 Animālia haec ōva avium dodo vorābant et pullōs parvōs interficiēbant.
1.6 Hominēs quoque avēs facile capiēbant quod illae timōrem hominum nōn habēbant.
1.7 Nunc ultima avis tristis sub arbore vetustā sedēbat et sociōs suōs exstīnctōs lūgēbat.
1.8 Memoriae dulcēs temporum praeteritōrum mentem eius implēbant cum gregēs magnī simul lūdēbant.
1.9 Sōl occidentālis ultimōs radiōs aureōs super mare caeruleum iaciēbat.
1.10 Avis sōla ad lītus dēscendit et vestīgia sua in harēnā relīquit.
1.11 Ventus levis pennās eius griseās movēbat dum illa mare vāstum contemplābatur.
1.12 Subitō vōcem avium peregrīnārum audīvit quae super caput eius volābant.
1.13 Ultima avis dodo ālās suās inutilēs levāre temptāvit sed frūstrā.
1.14 Lacrimae parvae ex oculīs eius fluxērunt cum intellēxit sē numquam iterum sociōs vīsūram esse.
1.15 Nox obscūra īnsulam tēxit et stēllae in caelō fulgēre coepērunt.
1.16 Avis ultima quietē sub palmā dormīre coepit somnians dē diēbus fēlīcibus.
1.17 Māne sequentī nautae corpus avīs in lītore invēnērunt sine vītā.
1.18 Sīc ultima avis dodo ex mundō discessit et genus tōtum exstīnctum est.
1.19 Hodiē sōlum imāginēs et ossa in mūsēīs manent ut memoriam avium mīrābilium cōnservent.
1.20 Fābula trīstis nōs monet ut creātūrās pretiōsās terrārum remōtārum prōtegāmus.
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