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Taxus, vulpem ducens ad curiam leonis, dicit,
"Gravium scelerum damnata est,
et leo te suspendet hodie.
Confessionem fac de peccatis tuis!"
Vulpes confessa est
de gallinis multis raptis, necatis, devoratis.
Tunc addit,
"Deo promitto ac spondeo:
dum vivo, gallinis abstineo."
Vulpes hoc promittit, cogitans sibi,
"Non durabit vita mea."
Taxus, commotus, respondet,
"Deus te benedicat."
Inter ambulandum,
vulpes gallinam iuxta tugurium quoddam videt,
et taxo dicit,
"Illa est via qua incedere debemus,
scilicet iuxta tugurium illud."
Cui taxus respondet, gallinam videns,
"Quid de iuramento tuo?"
De gallinis abstinere debes!"
Vulpes ridet.
"Tu recordatus,
sed ego iuramenti mei iam oblita sum."
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Here is the version of the fable in Mille Fabulae et Una:
Mille Fabulae et Una: 53. Vulpes et Taxus.
Vulpes, cum debuisset suspendi et taxus eam duceret ad curiam leonis, facta confessione de omnibus peccatis, eodem die vidit gallinas iuxta domum cuiusdam hominis. Et taxo ait, “Illa est via qua incedere debemus, scilicet iuxta domum illam quam videmus.” Cui taxus respondit, “Misera, hodie confessionem mihi fecisti de cunctis peccatis tuis, et confessa eo quod multas gallinas devorasti, et promisisti Deo in manu mea quod de cetero abstineres.” Cui vulpes ait, “Verum dicis, sed ego tradideram oblivioni.”
And here is an English version of the fable. This is not a translation; it's another version of the same story in 100 English words.
100-Words: Fox and Badger
And here is an English version of the fable. This is not a translation; it's another version of the same story in 100 English words.
100-Words: Fox and Badger
Badger was leading Fox to the court of the lion-king where she was to be hanged. "Confess your sins before you leave this world," said Badger.
"I've stolen and killed many chickens," said Fox. Then, thinking her life was almost over, she added, "I swear to God I'll never do it again!"
Then, as they were walking, Fox saw a chicken outside a farmer's house. "That way!" said Fox. "That's the way to the lion-king's court!"
"Wicked creature!" said Badger. "You swore you would sin no more!"
"Well, you might remember what I said," replied Fox, "but I'd already forgotten."
