Carolus et Maria
XVI
Section #1
Quid
hodiē faciunt Carolus et Cassius? Herī Carolus ad tēctum Cassī invītātus est.
Vesperī per agrum ambulābat. Nūllum equum habēbat. Arcum, dōnum
patris, et quattuor sagittās portābat quod māne cum Cassiō per
silvam īre et multa animālia capere cupiēbat. Māne puerī sunt laetī. Māne
omnēs rēs sunt parātae. Cassius equum nigrum et carrum
habet. In carrō multae rēs portantur. Sagittae, frūmentum, arcūs,
cēna puerōrum sunt in carrō. Iacula nōn portant, quod nunc sagittāriī,
nōn mīlitēs, sunt.
Section #1:
Comprehension
[i] Where was
Carolus invited yesterday? (1)
[ii] What was he
doing in the evening, and why? (3)
[iii] What was he
carrying? Give details? (3)
[iv] Where did he
want to go with Cassius and when? (2)
[v] What did he
want to do there? (2)
[vi] How do the
boys feel in the morning? (1)
[vii] What does
Cassius have? (3)
[viii] What things
are in the cart? (4)
[ix] What are they
not carrying, and why? (3)
Section #2
“Valēte,” inquit
māter.
“Valē,” inquiunt
puerī quī nunc in carrō sunt. Equus niger, cuius nōmen est
“Pulcher,” validus est. Per agrōs in viīs lātīs properat. Ā dextrā et ā
sinistrā omnēs rēs puerīs sunt grātae. Subitō equus ē viā currit.
“Pulcher aliquid
videt et timet,” inquit Cassius. “Quid est?”
Section #2:
Comprehension
[i] Where are the
boys when they say good-bye? (1)
[ii] What three
pieces of information are given about the horse? (3)
[iii] Where does
the horse like to hurry? (3)
[iv] How do the
boys react to the things they see around them? (1)
[v] What does the
horse suddenly do? (1)
[vi] Why does
Cassius think this has happened? (2)
Section #3
Tum trāns
viam prīmum parvum animal currit. Carrum et equum videt et timet
et per agrum properat. Mox secundum et tertium animal trāns viam ante
equum currunt.
Nunc equus in viā
nōn fortiter currit quod tria animālia timet. In mediā viā stat
et currere nōn cupit. Puerī nōn timent et “Properā, Pulcher,” inquiunt.
“Nūllum est perīculum. Es tūtus.” Ubi animālia nōn videntur, Pulcher
bene currit.
Section #3
comprehension
[A] Complete the
sentences with appropriate words or phrases.
[i] The first
animal runs __________.
[ii] The first
animal sees __________ and it feels __________ and so it hurries __________.
[iii] The second
and third animal run __________ and __________ the horse.
[B]
[i] How is the
horse running and why? (2)
[ii] Where is the
horse standing? (1)
[iii] How do the
boys reassure the horse? (3)
[iv] When does the
horse run well? (1)
Section #4
Post ūnam hōram prope
puerōs est aedificium. “Habitatne aliquis ibi?” inquit Carolus ubi ad
aedificium venit.
“Numquam ibi virōs
et fēminās vīdī,” respondet Cassius. Ubi in tēctum puerī veniunt, omnia
spectant. Hīc est mēnsa. In illō locō est pictūra mīlitis quī in capite
galeam habet. Scūtum et iaculum et gladium habet. Hic aliquis habitāvit.
Diū puerī in aedificiō manent. Hīc cēnam edunt. Post cēnam ex aedificiō
currunt et in manibus arcūs et sagittās portant. Animālia
vident sed nūllum capiunt. Mox est vesper et puerī dēfessī domum eunt. Equus
nunc domum et ad stabulum, in quō frūmentum est, laetē currit.
Section #4
comprehension
[i] Where are the
boys after an hour? (1)
[ii] What does
Carolus want to know? (1)
[iii] What does
Cassius say in reply? (3)
[iv] What do the
boys do when they go into the house? (1)
[v] Translate: Hīc
est mēnsa. In illō locō est pictūra mīlitis quī in capite galeam habet. Scūtum
et iaculum et gladium habet. Hic aliquis habitāvit.
[vi] How long do
the boys stay in the building and what do they do there? (2)
[vii] What do they
have in their hands when they run out? (2)
[viii] How
successful are they in finding animals? (2)
[ix] When do the
boys go home and how do they feel? (2)
[x] Why is the
horse happy? (2)
Section #5
“Ubi,” inquit
māter, “sunt animālia?” Puerī nunc in tēctum veniunt et omnia nārrant.
“Multa vīdimus sed
nūllum cēpimus,” respondent puerī. “Multās hōrās in aedificiō manēbāmus.
Mox erat vesper et dēfessī erāmus.”
Mox Carolus domum
it. In manibus sagittās sed nūllum animal portat. Ubi Carolus ad tēctum
Cassī invītātur, laetus est.
Section #5
comprehension
[i] What does the
mother want to know (1)
[ii] Translate: “Multa
vīdimus sed nūllum cēpimus,” respondent puerī. “Multās hōrās in aedificiō
manēbāmus. Mox erat vesper et dēfessī erāmus.” (8)**
[iii] What does
Carolus soon do? (1)
[iv] When is
Carolus happy? (1)
Vocabulary
[1]
[a]
aliquis: someone
aliquid: something
cuius: whose
[b] omnis [masc. /
fem.]; omne [neut.]: all; every
omnia: all things;
everything
omnia nārrant │ they
recount / talk about everything
[c] rēs: things;
in the text, rēs refers to physical things e.g. objects although it can
have a wider meaning of ‘matters’, ‘events’
omnēs rēs:
all things; multae rēs: many things
in carrō multae rēs
portantur │ many things are being carried in
the cart
omnēs rēs
sunt parātae │ all the things are ready (have been
prepared)
[2]
aedificium, -ī
[2/n]: building
carrus, -ī [2/m]:
wagon; cart
locus, -ī [2/m]:
place
arcus, -ūs [4/m]:
bow (weapon) [see grammar notes (1)]
manus, -ūs [4/f]:
hand [see grammar notes (1)]
[3] all four
prepositions are followed by the accusative case
ante: before; in
front of
per: through
prope: near
trāns: across
[4]
currō, -ere [3]:
run
invītō, -āre [1] invite;
invītātus, -a, -um: (having been) invited [see grammar notes (2)]
parō, -āre [1]:
prepare; parātus, -a, -um: (having been) prepared [see grammar notes (2)]
veniō, -īre [4]:
come
[5]
tūtus, -a, -um:
safe
fortiter: strongly
/ powerfully; bravely
māne: in the
morning
subitō: suddenly
____________________
*
Here is a table (1). On that place (2) is a picture (3) of a soldier (4) who
has a helmet (5) on his head. He has a shield (6) and a javelin (7) and a
sword. Somebody lived here (8).
**
“We saw many (1) but caught none,” (2) the boys reply (3). “We stayed
(4) in the building (5) for many hours (6). It was soon evening (7) and we were
tired (8).”
