A Latin Reader

17. A Difference in the Point of View

Pāstōrēs, caesā ove, con­vīvi­um cele­brābant. Lupus, quī pāstōrēs vidē­bat, exclāmāvit: “Si ego agnum rapiō, quan­tus tumul­tus orit­ur! At istī impūnē ovem dēvo­rant!” Tum ūnus illo­rum respon­dit: “Nōs nos­tram, nōn aliē­nam ovem edimus.”

From caedō, slay, caesā ove, Abla­tive Absolute.

The tense shows the act in progress.

those fel­lows.

belong­ing to another.