Monday, November 07, 2011

Fabula Facilis: Sol et Stellae


Stellae certant de caeli principatu.
Stella quaeque suum splendorem laudat.
Dum certant, apparet sol;
stellae omnes evanescunt.

This story is based on 740. Sol et Stellae.


sol - sun
et - and
stella - star
certo - contend, dispute
de - about, concerning
caelum - sky, heaven
principatus - first place, leadership
quisque - each, every
suus - reflexive possessive adjective
splendor - brilliance, splendor
laudo - praise
dum - while
appareo - appear, become visible
omnis - every, all, whole
evanesco - disappear, vanish
M0740 (not in Perry)

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