A Latin Reader

23. Avarice Brings Loss

Muli­er gal­lī­nam habē­bat, quae eī cotīdiē ūnum ōvum par­iē­bat. Illa ita exīs­timā­bat: “Sī gal­lī­nam meam sagīnābō, bīna aut ter­na ōva cotīdiē pari­et.” Sed gal­lī­na, iam pin­guis, ōva parere dēsi­it. Haec fābu­la docet avāri­ti­am saepe esse damnōsam.

for her, i.e. for the woman.

From par­iō, bring forth, lay.

From dēs­inō, cease.

Infini­tive in an inde­pen­dent clause of indi­rect discourse.