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M0961 (not in Perry). Source: Abstemius 175. This fable is not in Perry’s catalog; Perry omitted most of Abstemius’s fables. For another story about a boy who does not want to study, see #666. For a wolf learning his letters, see #101.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Image: Puer et Praeceptor
961. Puer et Praeceptor. Puer, osor litterarum, in ludum litterarium a patre deductus, nullis magistri blanditiis induci poterat ut primam alphabeti proferret litteram. Tum praceptor “Aperi os,” inquit, “quod huius litterae exigit enuntiatio.” Ille vero hiabat, sed absque voce. Praeceptor, videns laborem suum irritum (neque enim puerulum ac novitium verberandum censebat) iubet eum inter condiscipulos sedere, eos monens ut illi persuadeant hanc vel saltem litteram efferre. Tum condiscipuli pro virili quisque eum hortabantur, dicentes, “Estne tantus labor A dicere?” At puer versutus “Non est,” inquit, “arduum dicere A, sed si A dicerem, vellet ut B dicerem, et C. Non erit ea vis praeceptori patrique ut discam.” Fabula indicat nolentes discere, a nemine posse compelli.
M0961 (not in Perry). Source: Abstemius 175. This fable is not in Perry’s catalog; Perry omitted most of Abstemius’s fables. For another story about a boy who does not want to study, see #666. For a wolf learning his letters, see #101.
M0961 (not in Perry). Source: Abstemius 175. This fable is not in Perry’s catalog; Perry omitted most of Abstemius’s fables. For another story about a boy who does not want to study, see #666. For a wolf learning his letters, see #101.
