(image source - although we have here a leaena rather than a leo trying hard to catch dinner)
M0005 = Perry148. Source: De Furia 97. This is Perry 148. Compare the fable of the dog and his reflection, #348, or the story of the goose that laid the golden eggs, #571. Read a Fabula Facilis version of this fable.
5. The Lion, The Rabbit, and the Deer. The lion found a sleeping rabbit, and got ready to gobble him up. In the meantime, though, he saw a deer passing by. He abandoned the rabbit, and started to chase the deer. Awakened by the ruckus, the rabbit thereupon ran off. The lion, however, chased the deer for a long way but failed to catch her, and so he returned to the rabbit. When he discovered that the rabbit had also escaped, he said, "By Hercules, I got what I deserved because I cast aside the food I had ready in my hands, preferring to chase an uncertain hope instead.
inde fugam abripuit.
ReplyDeleteI find it unusual that the verb is prefixed with ab. None of the definitions of abripio seem to gel with fugam, whereas fugam rapere seems to make sense.
Anything adverbial is a matter of style rather than grammar, so it's hard to quibble. Since fuga is a kind of "ab" event, I don't think it's surprising to see that adverbial prefix coming into play. But in the absence (ab!) of native Latin speakers, it's hard to say if it really sounds off (off!) or not. :-)
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