οὐχ ὁρῶ τὸν κάλαμον,
I do not see my pen.
ἰδοῦ· εὗρον ἐν τῷ δειπνητηρίῳ,
here it is; I found it in the dining-room.
ἔπαιζεν ὁ αἴλουρος τῷ καλάμῳ σου καὶ τῷ πετάσῳ,
καὶ τῇ χλαμύδι, καὶ ταῖς κρηπῖσι, καὶ δεινόν τινα ἐποίει θόρυβον,
the cat was playing with your pen, and with your hat,
and your plaid, and your boots, and making a terrible row.
σφάξον τὸ θρέμμα, kill the brute!
οὐδαμῶς· αὐτὸς σὺ αἴτιος, ὃς δὴ ἔλιπες τὸ οἴκημα ἐν
πάσῃ ἀκοσμίᾳ, ὁ δὲ αἴλουρος πεπλήρωκε τὸ ἔργον σου,
not at all; you yourself are to blame, who left the room
in great disorder, and the cat has finished your work.
δίκαια λέγεις, you are right.
καὶ ἐγὼ μεγάλην ὤφληκα μωρίαν,
and I have committed an act of great folly.
μετανοῶ ἐπὶ τῷ πράγματι,
I repent of the business.
ἔρρωσο, farewell.
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