Metamorphosis Project 2
Sage Rieth /
- Created on 2018-11-25 03:08:10
- Modified on 2018-11-25 03:30:00
- Translated by A.S. Kline
- Aligned by Sage Rieth
Latin
English
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Haec Aristomenes . At ille comes eius , qui statim initio obstinata incredulitate sermonem eius respuebat : " Nihil " inquit " hac fabula fabulosius , nihil isto mendacio absurdius " , et ad me conversus : " Tu autem " inquit " vir ut habitus et habitudo demonstrat ornatus accedis huic fabulae ? " " Ego vero " inquam " nihil impossibile arbitror , sed utcumque fata decreverint ita cuncta mortalibus provenire : nam et mihi et tibi et cunctis hominibus multa usu venire mira et paene infecta , quae tamen ignaro relata fidem perdant . Sed ego huic et credo hercules et gratas gratias memini , quod lepidae fabulae festivitate nos avocavit , asperam denique ac prolixam viam sine labore ac taedio evasi . Quod beneficium etiam illum vectorem meum credo laetari , sine fatigatione sui me usque ad istam civitatis portam non dorso illius sed meis auribus pervecto . "
Haec Aristomenes . At ille comes eius , qui statim initio obstinata incredulitate sermonem eius respuebat : " Nihil " inquit " hac fabula fabulosius , nihil isto mendacio absurdius " , et ad me conversus : " Tu autem " inquit " vir ut habitus et habitudo demonstrat ornatus accedis huic fabulae ? " " Ego vero " inquam " nihil impossibile arbitror , sed utcumque fata decreverint ita cuncta mortalibus provenire : nam et mihi et tibi et cunctis hominibus multa usu venire mira et paene infecta , quae tamen ignaro relata fidem perdant . Sed ego huic et credo hercules et gratas gratias memini , quod lepidae fabulae festivitate nos avocavit , asperam denique ac prolixam viam sine labore ac taedio evasi . Quod beneficium etiam illum vectorem meum credo laetari , sine fatigatione sui me usque ad istam civitatis portam non dorso illius sed meis auribus pervecto . "
So
Aristomenes’
story
ended
.
But
his
friend
,
who
had
obstinately
refused to believe a word from the very start , said : ‘There was never a
taller tale , never a more absurd mendacity . ’ And he turned to me : ‘You’re a
cultured chap , as your clothes and manner show , can you credit a fable like
that ? ’ I replied : ‘I judge that nothing’s impossible , and whatever the fates
decide is what happens to mortal men . Now I and you and everyone
experience many a strange and almost incredible event that is unbelievable
when told to someone who wasn’t there . And as for Aristomenes , not only
do I believe him , but by Hercules I thank him greatly for amusing us with
his charming and delightful tale . I forgot about the pain of travel , and
wasn’t bored on that last rough stretch of road . And I think the horse is
happy too since , without him tiring , I’ve been carried all the way to the city
gate here , not by his back but my ears ! ’
refused to believe a word from the very start , said : ‘There was never a
taller tale , never a more absurd mendacity . ’ And he turned to me : ‘You’re a
cultured chap , as your clothes and manner show , can you credit a fable like
that ? ’ I replied : ‘I judge that nothing’s impossible , and whatever the fates
decide is what happens to mortal men . Now I and you and everyone
experience many a strange and almost incredible event that is unbelievable
when told to someone who wasn’t there . And as for Aristomenes , not only
do I believe him , but by Hercules I thank him greatly for amusing us with
his charming and delightful tale . I forgot about the pain of travel , and
wasn’t bored on that last rough stretch of road . And I think the horse is
happy too since , without him tiring , I’ve been carried all the way to the city
gate here , not by his back but my ears ! ’