• Scintilla in casā labōrat; cēnam parat.
• Horātia casam intrat; Scintillam salūtat.
• Horātia Scintillam iuvat; aquam in casam portat.
• Argus casam intrat et Horātiam salūtat.

Vocabulary

verbs iuvat to help laudat to praise nārrat to tell/narrate parat to prepare portat to carry salūtat to greet/salut vocat to call

nouns aqua water fābula story fīlia daughter via road/way

adjectives īrāta angry

adverbs subitō suddenly

preposition in in, into

Passage

Scintilla in casā labōrat; cēnam parat. fessa est. Horātia in viā cessat. 
Scintilla in home works; dinner prepares. tired (she) is. Horātia in road hang around. Scintilla fīliam vocat. puella casam intrat et Scintillam iuvat; aquam in casam portat. Scintilla fīliam laudat. 
Scintilla daughter calls. girl house enters and Scintillam helps; water in house carries. Scintilla daughter praises.

cēna parāta est. Scintilla fīliam vocat et fābulam nārrat. Horātia fābulam laeta audit. 
dinner prepared is. Scintilla daughter calls and story tells. Horātia story happily listens. mox Argus casam intrat. cēnam spectat; subitō eam rapit et dēvorat. Scintilla īrāta est; Argus in viam fugit. Scintilla aliam cēnam parat. 
soon dog house enters. dinner sees; suddenly snatches it and (dēvorat) Scintilla angry is; Argus in road flees. Scintilla another dinner prepares

Exercises

1. quis cēnam parat? Scintilla cēnam parat.
2. quōmodo Horātia Scintillam iuvat? Horātia Scintillam iuvt; aquam in casam portat.
3. quis casam intrat? Argus casam intrat.
4. cūr Scintilla īrāta est? Scintilla īrāta est quod Argus cenam dēvorat.