Aesop's Fables in English and Latin, Interlineary: part 1

While looking around for some interesting material for the post below, I noticed an interesting Latin reader here on scribd.com written in 1703, which makes it twice the fun to type up as it teaches a slightly archaic form of English at the same time as the Latin. I love interlineary readers and find them very effective for learning new vocabulary. Basically it's like having a dictionary that you don't have to spend any time searching through.

Regarding Latino sine Flexione, there are basically two types of material that I see to be good for the language: one is creating new content such as news, blog posts, stories, anything, and this just involves composing sentences yourself about whatever you feel like writing about. The other type is translation, and the easiest translations to do involve simply converting classical Latin into LsF, but only if you know Latin grammar. Someone who is at that level should theoretically be able to just churn out pages and pages of LsF content with very little effort at all.

The original book is hard to read in some places so let me know when I've made any errors. Here are the first three fables.

Of the Cock.
De   Gallo.

The Cock, whilst he turns over the Dunghill,
Gallus,    dum       vertit    sercorarium,

finds a precious Stone: Saying, Why do
offéndit  gemmam:       Inquiens, Cur

I find a thing so bright? If a Jeweller had found
reperio  rem  sic nitidam? Si gemmarius reperísset,

it, nothing would be more joyful than he, as
   nihil     esset   laetius,            Ut

one who knew the Price of it. To me indeed it is
 qui  sciret  pretium.       Mihi  quidem  est

of no use, nor do I much esteem it: Yes truly,
nulli usui, nec  magni  estimo.     Imo equidem,

I had rather have a Grain of Barley than all the
mallem            granum  Hordei     omnibus

Jewels in the World.
gemmu.


MORAL.

Understand by the Jewel, Art and Wisdom:
Intellige  per  gemman, artem & sapientam:

by the Cock, a foolish and voluptuous Man.
per gallum,  stolidum  & voluptuarium hominem.

Neither Fools love the Liberal Arts, when they
Nec   stolidi amant  liberales artes, cum

know not the use of them; nor a Voluptuous Man,
nesciunt  usum   earum;   nec    voluptuarius,

because Pleasure alone delights him.
quippe  voluptas sola  placet   ei.




Of the Wolf and the Lamb.
De  Lupo     &      Agno.


A Wolf drinking at the Head of the Foundain,
Lupus   bibens  ad  Caput     Fontis,

seeth a Lamb drinking a far off below. He runs
videt  agnum bibéntem  procul   infra. Accúrrit,

to him, rates the Lamb, because he troubled
      increpat Agnum,   quòd    turbárit

the Fountain. The Lamb trembled, and beg'd.
fontem.       Agnus   trepidáre, supplicáre,

that he would spare him being innocent. That he,
ut     parcat           innocénti.       Se,

when he drank far below, neither could truly
quando biberit longe infra, ne  potuísse quidem

disturb the Drink of the Wolf, much less would
turbáre  potum      lupi,       nedum   voluísse.

he. The Wolf on the other side thunders: Thou
    Lupus        contra       intonat:

Varlet, thou labourest in vain: thou always crossest
sacrilege,    nihil agis:        semper      obes;

me; thy Father, Mother, and all thy hateful
       pater,   mater,    omne tuum invisum

Race, industriously are opposite to me. Today
genus,  sedulo      adversátur   mihi.  Hodie

thou shalt make me Satisfaction.
tu    mihi  dabis poenas.


MORAL.

'Tis an old Saying; 'tis easy to find a Stick
Est  vetus  dictum;    facile invénire baculum

that thou mayest beat a Dog. He that can if he
ut    coedas         canem.  Qui   potest si

has a mind to hurt, easily takes an Occasion of
 libet    nocére,  facile capit   causam

hurting. He has offended enough, who is not able
nocéndi.   Peccávis      satis,  qui  non potest

to withstand.
resistere.




Of the Mouse and the Frog.
De    Mure    &   Rana.

The Mouse waged War with the Frog. They
 Mus  gerébat bellum cum  Rana.

strove about the Empire of the Fen. The
Certabátur de imperio    Palúdis.

Battel was fierce and doubtful. The crafty
Pugna erat vehemens & anceps.   Callidus

Mouse, lurking under the Graß, sets upon the Frog
mus,   latians sub    herbis    adoritur   ranam

out of an Ambuscado. The Frog being better in
ex       insidiis.    Rana        melior

Strength, able in Breast and Leaping, challenges
viribus, valens pectore   &  insúltu*, lacéssit

the Enemy to open fight. Each had a Bulrush
hostem    apérto marte. Uterque*; erat juncea

for his Launce. Which Skirmish being seen a far off,
    hasta.     Quo   certamine  viso      procul,

the Kite makes up to them, and whilst, through
milvus    adproperat,      dumque,     prae

Eagerness of Fighting, neither looks to himself, the
studio     pugnae,     neuter  cavet  sibi,

Kite seizes and tears in pieces both the Warriors.
Milvus rapit ac   laniat      utrúmque bellatórem.


MORAL.

Thus it is wont to happen to factious Citizens,
Itidem  solet    eveníre   factiosis  Civibus,

who inflam'd with the desire of ruling, whilst
qui accénsi    libidine      dominándi,  dum

they strive amongst themselves to become Rulers,
certant      inter     se       fieri Magistrátus,

for the most part do put their own wealth, and
 plerúmque       ponunt   suas     opes,   &

Lives in Danger.
vitam in periculo.