In the picture is a Roman boy, named Marcus, who lives in a country house and farm.  Also in the picture is another boy, named Sextus, who lives in the same country house and farm.  Marcus and Sextus are friends.  Today, the boys shout and laugh in the garden because they are happy.  The man who is also in the picture, named Davus, is a slave.  In Italy there are many slaves who work in fields and in country houses.  The boys are Roman, but Davus is not Roman.  He is a British man who now works in Italy.  Because Sextus and Marcus are Roman boys, they do not work.  Davus works alone, angry because the boys shout and run in the garden.  Suddenly, a statue falls into the fishpond.  Sextus laughs.  Marcus also laughs, but Davus shouts, “Go away, pests!” and runs angrily toward the fishpond.  The boys run from the garden.  Davus groans.

·         Puer: boy

·         Qui: who

·         Eadem: same

·         In horto: in the garden

·         Clamant: shout

·         Rident: laugh

·         Vir: man

·         Servus: slave

·         Multi: many

·         Laborant: work

·         Solus: alone

·         Iratus: angry

·         Subito: suddenly

·         In piscinam: into the fishpond

·         Cadit: falls

·         Abite, molesti!  Go away, pests!

·         Gemit: groans