Sarcinae onerosae (heavy bags)

Paul and Benedict are monks. Benedict is a priest, and works in the kitchen with the maids. Paul is not a priest but a student. He works in the kitchen and in the library and in the fields. Benedict, when he desires food and wine, sends Paul to the town. Today, therefore, Paul and the mule are coming back from the town through the wood towards the monastery. The field and the monastery are some way off. The sacks are heavy. The sacks are heavy with wine and eggs and oil and perfume. The mule groans. Benedict always wants perfumes and food and wine, but the mule always carries them.
 

Monachus in cucullo (a hooded monk)

Paul and the mule are far from the monastery. The mule likes neither the wood nor the bags. ‘Heyup!’ shouts Paul. The mule does not walk.
     Suddenly Paul and the mule hear a horse. Then they see a horse. The horse is coming quickly along the track towards Paul and the mule. On the horse is a monk in a hood. The horse is frightened. The horse sees Paul and the mule, and suddenly swerves off the track. The monk falls from the horse on to the ground, and the horse goes quickly away into the wood. The monk lies on the ground.