Vocabulary
verbs manet to stay/wait sedet to sit videt to see ascendit to climb cadit to fall currit to run dūcit to lead inquit to say mittit to send redit to return audit to hear
nouns terra earth, land cibus food colōnus farmer fīlius son ager field puer boy(child)
adjective ānxius, -a, -um anxious
pronoun eum him eam her
preposition ad towards, to
conjunction nam for
Quintus helps his father
postrīdiē Scintilla Quīntum vocat; mittit eum ad agrum. Quīntus cibum ad Flaccum portat; nam Flaccus diū in agrō labōrat et fessus est. puer ad agrum festīnat; Argum sēcum dūcit. mox Quīntus agrum intrat; Flaccum videt et vocat. Flaccus fīlium audit et ad eum ambulat; in terrā sedet et cibum cōnsūmit.
The next day Scintilla Quintus calls; sends him to farm. Quintus food to Flaccus carries; for Flaccus for along time in farm works and tired (he) is. Boy to farm hurries; leads dog with him. Soon Quintus farm enters; sees Flaccus and calls. Flaccus hears son and to him walks; in land sits and fod consumes.
Quīntus domum nōn redit sed in agrō manet et Flaccum iuvat. olīvam ascendit et olīvās dēcutit. Flaccus olīvās colligit. subitō lāpsat Quīntus et ad terram cadit. Flaccus ānxius est et ad eum currit, sed Quīntus nōn saucius est; surgit et domum redit.
Quīntus home not returns but in farm waits and helps Flaccus. olive tree climbs and shakes down olives. Flaccus olives collets. Suddenly slips Quīntus and to land falls. Flaccus anxious is and to him runs, but Quīntus not hurt; gets up and returns home.
Respondē Latīnē
- cūr Quīntus in agrō manet? Quīntus in agrō manet quod Flaccum iuvat.
- quōmodo Quīntus Flaccum iuvat? Quīntus Flaccum iuvat quōmodo olīvam ascendit et olīvās dēcutit.
- cūr ānxius est Flaccus? Ānxius est Flaccus quod subitō lāpsat Quīntus et ad terram cadit.
Flaccus Quintum laudat
Quīntus domum redit et Scintillam salūtat; Argum in hortum dūcit et Horātiam vocat. Horātia in hortum festīnat; laeta est quod Quīntus adest.
Quintus home returns and saluts Scintilla; leads dog in garden and calls Horatia. Horatia hurries in garden; happy (she) is because Quintus is there.
Flaccus ab agrō redit; fessus est; in casā sedet et quiēscit. mox 'Quintus' inquit 'puer bonus est. in agrō manet et mē iuvat.' Scintilla laeta est, quod Flaccus puerum laudat. cēnam celeriter parat; ubi parāta est cēna, Horātiam et Quīntum in casam vocat. Quīntus laetus est quod cēna parāta est; in casam festīnat.
Flaccus returns from farm; tired (he) is; in house sits and rests. soon 'Quintus', (he) inquires, 'boy good is. in farm (he) remained and helped me' Scintilla happy is, because Flaccus boy praises. dinner quickly prepared; when ready is dinner, (she) calls Horatia and Quintus in house. Quintus happy is because dinner prepared is; hurries in house.
- Flaccus in casā sedet et quiēscit.
- Scintilla laeta est, quod Flaccus quīntum laudat.
- Quintus laeta est quod cēna parāta est.
