A Latin Reader

4. Greediness Punished

Muli­er quaedam habē­bat gal­lī­nam, quae eī cotīdiē ōvum par­iē­bat aureum. Muli­er ita exis­timā­bat: “Mea gal­lī­na sine dubiō mas­sam aurī intus cēlat; si gal­lī­nam occī­dam, omne aurum sta­tim pos­sidēbō.” Itaque eam occidīt. Sed nihil in eā rep­per­it nisi quod in aliīs gal­līnīs reperīrī solet. Maiōribus dīvi­tiīs inhiā­bat; minōrēs eti­am per­did­it.

muli­er quaedam: a cer­tain woman.

for her, i.e. for the woman.

laid from par­iō, bring forth.

Future indica­tive of occīdō, kill.

Per­fect indica­tive of reper­iō, find. The sub­ject is muli­er.

nisi quod: except what.

maiōribus dīvi­tiīs: greater wealth, indi­rect object.

had a desire for, lit­er­al­ly, had her mouth open for.

dīvi­tiās is understood.

From perdō, lose.