Fabulae Faciles 90

Out under the sheep

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90.1Polyphēmus ubi sociōs suōs abiisse sēnsit, furōre atque āmentiā impulsus Ulixem iterum quaerere coepit; tandem cum portam invēnisset, saxum quō obstrūcta erat āmōvit, ut pecus in agrōs exīret.When Polyphemus realised that his friends had gone away, driven by fury and madness he began to search for Ulysses again; at last, when he had found the entrance, he moved away the rock with which it was blocked, so that the flock could go out into the fields. 90.2Tum ipse in introitū cōnsēdit, et ut quaeque ovis ad hunc locum vēnerat, eius tergum manibus trāctābat, nē virī inter ovīs exīre possent.Then he himself sat down in the entrance, and as each sheep came to this place, he felt its back with his hands, so that the men could not get out among the sheep.Note. ut quaeque ovis … vēnerat: ut with the indicative means 'as' or 'when'. 90.3Quod cum animadvertisset Ulixēs, intellēxit omnem spem salūtis in dolō magis quam in virtūte pōnī.When Ulysses noticed this, he realised that all hope of safety lay in cunning rather than in courage. 90.4Itaque hoc cōnsilium iniit.So he formed this plan. 90.5Prīmum trīs quās vīdit pinguissimās ex ovibus dēlēgit, quās cum inter sē vīminibus coniūnxisset, ūnum ex sociīs suīs ventribus eārum ita subiēcit ut omnīnō latēret; deinde ovīs hominem sēcum ferentīs ad portam ēgit.First he chose three of the sheep that he saw were the fattest, and when he had tied them together with osiers, he tucked one of his companions under their bellies so that he was completely hidden; then he drove the sheep, carrying the man with them, to the entrance.Note. trīs quās vidit pinguissimās: 'the three that he saw were fattest'. ventribus eārum: dative with subiēcit, 'under their bellies'.

90.6Id accidit quod fore suspicātus erat.What he had expected would happen did happen.Note. fore = futūrum esse, the future infinitive of sum. 90.7Polyphēmus enim postquam terga ovium manibus trāctāvit, eās praeterīre passus est.For Polyphemus, after he had felt the backs of the sheep with his hands, let them go past. 90.8Ulixēs ubi rem tam fēlīciter ēvēnisse vīdit, omnīs sociōs suōs ex ōrdine eōdem modō ēmīsit; quō factō ipse novissimus ēvāsit.When Ulysses saw that the thing had turned out so successfully, he sent out all his companions one after another in the same way; when this was done, he himself got away last of all.Note. novissimus: 'last'.

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Grammar in this passage: cum clauses ×3, purpose clauses ×2, indirect statement ×4, ablative absolute ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (94 words)

ubi, adv.	where; conj., when
socius, -ī, m.	companion, comrade, ally
suus, -a, -um	his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
abeō, -īre, -iī, -itūrus	go away, depart
sentiō, sentīre, sēnsī, sēnsus	perceive, feel
furor, -ōris, m.	rage, fury, frenzy, madness
atque, ac (conj.)	and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
āmentia, -ae, f.	madness
impellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsus	drive or urge on, incite, urge
iterum, adv.	again, a second time
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītus	seek; ask, inquire
coepī, coepisse, coeptus (used in tenses of completed action)	have begun, began
tandem, adv.	at length or last, finally
cum, conj.	when, while, after; since; although
porta, -ae, f.	gate; door
inveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come upon, find
saxum, -ī, n.	rock, stone
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.	who, which
obstruō, -struere, -strūxī, -strūctus	build against, block up
sum, esse, fuī, futūrus	be
āmoveō, -movēre, -mōvī, -mōtus	move away
ut, conj.	as; when; that; ita ut, as
pecus, pecoris, n.	herd, flock, cattle
in, prep. with acc. and abl.	with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
ager, agri, m.	field, land
exeō, -īre, -iī, -itus	go out
tum, adv.	then, at that time
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.	self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
introitus, -ūs, m.	entrance
cōnsīdō, -sīdere, -sēdī, -sessus	sit down
et, conj.	and; et ... et, both ... and
quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron.	each
ovis, -is, f.	sheep
ad, prep. with acc.	to, toward; at, near; for
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.	this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.	place, situation
veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus	come
is, ea, id, dem. pron.	this, that; he, she, it, they
tergum, -ī, n.	back
manus, -ūs, f.	hand
trāctō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus	handle, touch, feel
nē, adv.	not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
vir, virī, m.	man
inter, prep, with acc.	among, between
possum, posse, potuī	be able, have power, can
animadvertō, -vertere, -vertī, -versus	turn the mind to, observe
intellegō, -legere, -lēxī, -lēctus	perceive, understand
omnis, -e	all, every
spēs, speī, f.	hope
salūs, salūtis, f.	safety, deliverance, escape
dolus, -ī, m.	trick, craft
magis, comp. adv.	more, rather
quam, adv.	how? as; than; with superl., as ... as possible
virtūs, -tūtis, f.	manliness, courage, bravery
pōnō, pōnere, posuī, positus	place, put; pōnī with in and abl., to be placed in, rest or depend on
itaque, adv.	and so, accordingly, therefore
cōnsilium, -ī, n.	advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
ineō, -īre, -iī, -itus	go into, enter; adopt
prīmum, adv.	first, in the first place
trēs, tria, plur. adj.	three
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus	see; pass., seem
pinguis, -e	fat
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)	out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
dēligō, -ligere, -lēgī, -lēctus	choose out, choose, select
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.	himself, herself, itself, themselves
vīmen, -minis, n.	osier
coniungō, -iungere, -iūnxī, -iūnctus	join together, join
ūnus, -a, -um	one; only, alone
venter, ventris, m.	belly
ita, adv.	in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
subiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectus	throw or place under
omnīnō, adv.	altogether, wholly, entirely
lateō, -ēre, -uī	lie hid, be concealed
deinde, adv.	then, next
homō, hominis, m.	man
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātus	bear, bring
agō, agere, ēgī, āctus	drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
accidō, -cidere, -cidī	fall to or upon; befall, happen
suspicor, -spicārī, -spicātus	suspect
enim, conj.	for
postquam, conj.	later than, after, when
praetereō, -īre, -iī, -itus	pass by
patior, patī, passus, bear	suffer, allow
rēs, reī, f.	thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
tam, adv.	so
fēlīciter, adv.	happily, fortunately, successfully
ēveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventus	come out; turn out, happen, befall
ōrdō, ōrdinis, m.	arrangement, order, rank; ex ōrdine, in order
īdem, eadem, idem, dem. pron.	the same; sometimes to be translated likewise, also
modus, -ī, m.	way, manner
ēmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missus	send out or forth
faciō, facere, fēcī, factus	make, do; iter facere, see iter
novus, -a, -um	new; novissimus, last
ēvādō, -vādere, -vāsī, -vāsus	go forth, get away, escape

Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles: Ulysses. Latin text, notes and vocabulary: F. Ritchie, Fabulae Faciles (1903), public domain, from Project Gutenberg. Word analysis: LatinCy, then checked by hand. Grammar hints detected from the checked analysis. English: written for this app.