Aesop's Fables... in Latin!
Fābula 37: Dē Leōne et Mūre (with macrons)
For your reading pleasure, here is a fable with macrons:
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Commentary: Segmented version of the Latin text for easy reading.
Simplified Fable: Simplified version of the Latin text for pre-reading.
Barlow 24: English translation available here, plus the original Latin moral.
Flashcards: Flashcards, with macrons, at Quia.com.
Audio. If you do not see a play button here, use the Audio Tab (see above).
Digital Book: Digital facsimile of page from Barlow's 1687 publication.
Perry 150: For more Latin and English versions.
Leō, laqueō captus, cum ita sē irrētītum vidēret ut nullīs vīribus sēsē explicāre posset, Mūrem rogāvit, ut, abrōsō laqueō, eum līberāret, prōmittens tantī beneficiī sē nōn futūrum immemorem. Quod cum Mūs prōmptē fēcisset, Leōnem rogāvit ut fīliam eius sibi trāderet in uxōrem. Nec abnuit Leō ut benefactōrī suō rem grātam faceret. Nova autem nupta, ad virum veniens, cum eum nōn vidēret, cāsu illum pede pressit et contrīvit.
Post comments and questions below; here are some resources to help you:
Commentary: Segmented version of the Latin text for easy reading.
Simplified Fable: Simplified version of the Latin text for pre-reading.
Barlow 24: English translation available here, plus the original Latin moral.
Flashcards: Flashcards, with macrons, at Quia.com.
Audio. If you do not see a play button here, use the Audio Tab (see above).
Digital Book: Digital facsimile of page from Barlow's 1687 publication.
Perry 150: For more Latin and English versions.
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