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Serpens Alligatus

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The story of The Bound Serpent is adapted from the Disciplina Clericalis, by Petrus Alphonsi. This story is famous throughout India as the story of The Brahman, The Tiger and the Jackal.

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Transiens quidam per silvam
invenit serpentem
a pastoribus extentum
et stipitibus alligatum. 		Additional grammar commentary to be added... meanwhile, if you have questions, use the Comments? Questions? Suggestions? link at the top or bottom of this page if you have a query. You might also want to look at these Tips on Using Segmented Texts.
Quem
mox solutum
calefacere curavit.
Calefactus serpens
circa foventem
serpere coepit
et grave strinxit. 		 
Tunc inquit homo:
Quid facis?
Cur malum
pro bono reddis? 		 
Naturam meam,
dixit serpens,
facio.
Bonum,
ait ille,
tibi feci,
et illud
malo mihi solvis? 		 
Illis sic contendentibus
vocata est
inter eos
ad iudicium
vulpis
cui totum
ut evenerat
est monstratum
ex ordine.
Tunc vulpis:
De hac causa iudicare
per auditum
ignoro.
  
Necesse est
ad oculum videre
qualiter inter vos
primum fuerit:
religatur iterum serpens
ut prius!
  
Serpens stultus acquievit,
et iterum ab eis extentus
et stipitibus
alligatus est. 		 
Tunc dixit ei
vulpis callidus:
O serpens,
si potes evadere,
discede! 		 
Et tu, o homo,
de solvendo serpente
noli laborare!
Nescis
quod dictum est:
qui pendulum solverit,
super illum
ruina erit?
  

 

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