The LATIN QVARTER
Learning to read Latin ~ via the net
 

An English translation of the Latin story
in Teach Yourself Beginner's Latin


 
Unit I

Paulus in silva (Paul in the wood)
Paul is walking in the wood. The mule is walking with Paul. The mule is not carrying Paul but the sack. Paul is tired and the mule is slow. The mule does not like the wood. The mule watches the wood. The wood watches the mule. The mule is scared.

Mulus lente ambulat (The mule walks slowly)
Paul is a monk. Benedict is also a monk. Benedict desires food. Paul buys food and he is returning to the monastery. Now Paul is walking with the mule in the wood. The food is in the sack. The mule is carrying the sack. The mule walks slowly and watches the wood.