Pliny Dolphin (complete)

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Delphinus occurrit

The dolphin approached him

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et nunc praecedere puerum

And now swam in front of the boy

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nunc sequi,

now followed him,

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Nunc circumire,

Now went around him,

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postremo subire,

Finally it took him on its back

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deponere

Then put him down

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iterum subire

And then took him on its back again

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trepidantemque perferre

and carried the frightened boy

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primum in altum,

First of all right into the deep

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Mox flecit

Soon turned around

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ad litus

Back to shore

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Redditque terrae.

And returned him to land.

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Serpit per coloniam fama:

rumours about this crept through the community

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concurrere omnes,

they all flocked together

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Ipsum puerum

Looked at the boy himself

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Tamquam miraculum

As if he were some marvel

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interrogare, audire, narrare

Asked questions, listened and passed on the story to others.

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postero die

the following day

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Obsident litus

They mobbed the shore

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prospectant mare

They looked out at the sea

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Et si quid mari simile

and anything that was like the sea.

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natant pueri

the boys swam out

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Inter hos ille

Among them the same boy

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Sed cautius

But more cautiously

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Delphinus rursus

The dolphin came back

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Ad temptus

at the same time

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rursus ad puerum venit.

and to the same boy

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fugit ille cum ceteris.

He ran away with the rest

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Quasi invitet et revocet

As if inviting and calling him back

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exsilit

(the dolphin) leapt out of the water

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mergitur

And dived back in

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Vario orbes implicat expeditque

And perfomed all sorts of somersaults

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Hoc altero die

this happened again on the next day

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Hoc tertio

And on the third day

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Hoc pluribus

And on several others

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donec

until

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homines innutritos mari

the people brought up by the sea

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Subiret timendi pudor

Began to be ashamed of being afraid

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Accedunt et adludunt

They approached it, played with it

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et appellant

and called to it

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tangunt etiam pertrectantque praebentem

they even touched and handled it as it offered itself

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crescit audacia experimento

Their courage grew with experience

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Maxime puer

Especially the boy

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Qui primus expertus est

Who was first to experience it

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Adnatat natanti

Swam towards the swimming (dolphin)

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insilit tergo

leapt on its back

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fertur referturque

and is carried to and fro

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Putat agnosci se, amari putat

He thinks he is recognised and loved

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Amat ipse

And he returned the affection

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Neuter timet

Neither was afraid

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Neuter timetur

neither caused fear in the other

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Huius fiducia

The confidence of the one

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mansuetudo illius

and the tameness of the other

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augetur.

grew

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Nec non alii pueri

Other boys also

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Simul eunt

went with him

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dextra laevaque

on right and left

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Hortantes monentesque.

encouraging and advising him

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Ibat una delphinus alius

Another dolphin went along with it

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(id quoque mirum)

and this is also amazing

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tantum spectator et comes.

But only to watch and accompany the other.