fabula murina (mouse story) LII
dies apricus sed ventosus est (It's a sunny but windy day). Minimus manum Silvii tenaciter prendit, ne ventus filium auferat) Minimus holds Silvius' paw tightly, in case the wind carries his son away). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) LI
Silvius novam instrumentum lusorium in culina invenit - spongia est! (Silvius finds a new plaything in the kitchen - it's a spongestick!). "siste, Silvi! sordida est!" (Stop, Silvius, it's dirty!) #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) L
Minimus et Minima aliam cellam cavo addunt et supellectilem ordinant. (Minimus and Minima add another room to the mousehole and arrange the furniture). Silvius in lecto laneo ludit. (Silvius plays in their woolly bed). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XLIX
difficile est Silvio tesseras ligneas exstruere, sed perseverat (It's difficult for Silvius to stack the wooden blocks, but he keeps trying). Minimus et Minima filiolum laudant (The mice praise their little son). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XLVIII
Minimus et Silvius in stipitem ingentem enituntur (Minimus and Silvius are climbing up a huge log). Silvius victor est! (Silvius is the winner!) St...Minimus ei vincere permisit (Shh...Minimus let him win). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXXVII
num Minimus uvas passas in spinas echini finxit, sicut in fabula? (Surely Minimus didn't stick raisins on the hedgehog's prickles, as in the story?) fabula ficta, sed echinus verus amicus est. (The story is made up, but the hedgehog is a real friend) #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXXVI
Minima focale perfecit et in Silvium induit (Minima has finished the scarf, and she puts it on Silvius). focale flavum simile casei est (The scarf is yellow like cheese). Minimus filium subinvidet (Minimus is a bit envious of his son). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXXV
Minimus oscillum suspendit de tecto cavi (Minimus has hung up a swing from the mousehole ceiling). Minima eum movet (Minima pushes it), Silvius hilariter huc illuc oscillat (Silvius joyfully swings to and fro). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXXIV
Silvius cochleam invenit in musco. (Silvius finds a snail on the moss.) cochleam mulcet. (He strokes the snail). Minimus suspirat...Silvius cochleam familiaris cupit! (Minimus sighs...Silvius wants a pet snail!) #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXXIII
Silvius scandere didicit (Silvius has learned to climb.) in arcum sellae stat, et pegmata explorat (He stands on the back of the chair, exploring the shelves). Minima anxie spectat (watches anxiously) #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXXII
mures in horto gelato sunt (The mice are in the frozen garden). turriculam e glacie aedificant. (They build a tower of ice). glacies Silvio placet - noli eam lambere, muscule! (Silvius likes the ice - don't lick it, little mouse!) #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXXI
Silvius stat Marte suo! (Silvius is standing up without help!). arcte tenet pupam murinam. (He holds his mouse doll tightly.) sibi valde placet. (He is very pleased with himself.) cavete, mamma et tata! (Look out, mummy and daddy!) #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXX
Minimus Silvio animalia aenea ostendit (Minimus show Silvius his bronze animals). mus et echinus Silvio praedilecti sunt. (The mouse and the hedgehog are Silvius' favourites.) Minimus felem mavult. (Minimus prefers the cat). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXIX
mures donum amico echino faciunt. (The mice are making a present for their friend the hedgehog). Minima laterculum finxit, et Silvius manum in argillam imprimit. (Minima shaped a tile, and Silvius presses his paw into the clay). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXVIII
Silvius temptat fistellam novam canere, sed difficile est. (Silvius tries to play his new pipe, but it's difficult.) Minimus filium adiuvat. (Minimus helps his son). mox cavus resonat magno sibilo. (Soon the mousehole resounds with loud whistling.) #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXVII
quis mures visitat (Who is visiting the mice)? Minimus laete echinum salutat, et tradit Minimae et Silvio (Minimus happily greets the hedgehog, and introduces him to Minima and Silvius). exspectatissimus est (He is very welcome)! #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXVI
The mice are all occupati (busy). Minimus has been baking, Silvius is playing with his pupa (doll), and Minima is making a focale (scarf) with filo lanae flavae et acu (yellow wool and a needle). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXV
frigescit (it's freezing)! Now that Silvius has his own proper paenula (hooded cloak), Minimus leads the family out of the cavum (mousehole) for a bracing ambulatio (walk). Silvius is excited - ningit (it's snowing)! #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXIV
"Minimus in lecto laneo uvas passas rodit (Minimus nibbles raisins in his woolly bed). de amico echino in silvam reveniente, cibo onusto, laetus cogitat (He thinks happily of his friend the hedgehog returning to the wood, laden with food). #fabulamurina
(NB hedgehogs don't really do this, whatever Pliny says!)
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXIII
"Minimus uvas passas in aculeos echini singulatim figit (Minimus sticks raisins one at a time onto the hedgehog's prickles). 'nunc copiam cibi hiberni habes' (Now you have plenty of winter food)! #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXII
"Minimus saccum de pegma deicit (Minimus pushes the sack from the shelf). saccum dentibus acutis rumpit (He tears the bag with his sharp teeth). euge! uvas passas invenit (Hooray! He finds raisins). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXXI
"Minimus echinum in culinam vacuam ducit (Minimus leads the hedgehog into the empty kitchen). murum culinae scandit, et in pegmam pervenit (He climbs up the kitchen wall and reaches the shelf). quid adest? (What's there?) #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXX
"Minimus et echinus per silvam ad castra repunt (Minimus and the hedgehog creep through the wood to the fort). in limine praetorii sistunt et circumspectant (On the doorstep of the commander's house, they stop and look around). #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXIX
"Minimus echino benigne subridet. (Minimus smiles kindly at the hedgehog.) 'noli lacrimare!' stridet. ('Don't cry! he squeaks.) consilium habeo. (I have a plan). veni mecum! (Come with me!) #fabulamurina
fabula murina (mouse story) XXVIII
"echinus se in mala iacentia volutat. (The hedgehog rolls on the fallen apples.) temptat mala ad spinas adfigere, sed frustra. (He tries to stick apples on his prickles, but it's no use). omnia mala comminuta sunt. (All the apples are squashed). #fabulamurina