Incipe, parve puer, rīsū cognōscere mātrem 60
(mātrī longa decem tulerunt fastīdia mēnsēs)
incipe, parve puer: quī nōn rīsēre parentī,
nec deus hunc mēnsā, dea nec dignāta cubīlī est.
vocabulary
rīsus –ūs m.: laughter; smile
fastīdium fastīdiī –ī n.: discomfort; nausea
mēnsis mēnsis m.: month
dignor –ātus sum: to deem worthy of (+acc.)
cubile cubīlis n.: couch, bed