20.10.24: Level 2; reading; dē porculō [1]

Dē porculō [1]

Ōlim senex quīdam Rōmam īvit, ubi porculum pinguem emit. Deinde domum porculum redūxit, quī per portam īre nōluit. Senex igitur porculum baculō vehementer pulsāvit, sed porculus nihilōminus per portam īre nōlēbat. Nihil enim faciēbat nisi humī sedēbat. Senex tandem sēcum putāvit, “Cum canis porculum momorderit, fortasse porculus per portam intrābit.” Canem igitur mordēre iussit, sed canis nōluit. Senex igitur sēcum reputāvit, “Cum baculum canem pulsāverit, fortasse canis porculum mordēbit.” Baculum igitur canem pulsāre iussit, sed baculum nōluit.

Vocabulary and notes

pinguis, -e: fat; plump

nihilōminus: nevertheless

mordeō, -ere, momordī [2]: bite

iubeō, -ere, iussī [2]: order; command i.e. tell somebody to do [+ infinitive] something

canem igitur mordēre iussit

humī < humus, -ī [2/f]: ground

Note: this is one of a very small group of nouns that has a locative case; all the necessary information on this is at:

https://adckl.blogspot.com/2024/04/290324-locative-case.html

The locative case was originally a separate case in Latin that merged with the ablative case; it is used primarily with the names of towns, cities and small islands when stating that you are in that place:

• Rōmae: in / at Rome
• Pompeiīs: in Pompeii
• Brundisiī: in Brundisium

There are, however, a handful of nouns that have retained a locative ending:

• humus (ground) > humī: on the ground
• domus (house) > domī: at home
• rūs (countryside) > rūrī: in the countryside

Questions

1. Where was the old man going? [1]
2. What did he want to buy? (a) a large fat pig (b) a small, fat pig (c) a Roman pig [1]
3. The pig refused to (a) go home (b) go to Rome (c) go through the gate [1]
4. How do we know the pig was determined not to move? [2]
5. What did the pig do instead? [2]
6. What did the farmer want the dog to do? (a) bite the pig (b) chase the pig (c) murder the pig [1]
7. How did the dog react to this? [1]
8. What did he tell the stick to do and how did it react? [2]