A Latin Reader

10. Cheating the Doctor

In fau­cibus lupī os inhae­ser­at. Gruem, quae forte praeterī­bat, lupus ita adlocū­tus est: “Sī os ē fau­cibus meīs extrahēs, tibi mag­nam mer­cē­dem dabō.” Os grūs lon­gitū­dine col­lī facile extrāx­it. Tum mer­cē­dem rogā­bat. Sed lupus sub­rīdē­bat et den­tibus Infrendē­bat. “Num tibi,” inquit, “par­va mer­cēs vidē­tur, quod caput incol­ume ē lupī fau­cibus extrāxistī?”

in fau­cibus: in the throat.

From inhaereo, stick.

Accusative.

Abla­tive of Cause.

A neg­a­tive reply is expect­ed. “Jt doesn’t seem a small reward, does it, that you” etc.