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euge! ver adest et sol lucet (Hooray! Spring is here and the sun is shining). Silvius in ramulo salicis sedet, amenta lanata spectans (Silvius is sitting on a willow twig, looking at the furry catkins).

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diēs matrum in Britannia adest (It's Mothers' Day in Britain). Silvius narcissum flavum Minimae dat (Silvius gives Minima a yellow daffodil). "mamma optima!" stridet ("Best mummy!" he squeaks)

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murus anticus cavi renovatus est (The front wall of the mousehole has been renewed). Silvius sonum tintinnabuli et pulsationis audit, et ianuam aperit (Silvius hears the sound of the bell and of knocking, and he opens the door). salve tata! (Hello, Daddy!)

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For World Book Day, Rufus, Vibrissa and Minimus are in being Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh and Piglet playing Pooh-sticks (using their Roman Poo sticks as props...)
#WorldBookDay

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hodie diēs librorum orbis terrarum est (Today is World Book Day). Silvius simulat personam e libro esse - eruca ieiunissima est! (Silvius is pretending to be a character from a book - he is The Very Hungry Caterpillar!)
#WorldBookDay

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hodie mures coquunt (Today the mice are cooking). Minima sartaginem in mensam ponit; Silvius lucunculum spathā tollit (Minima puts the frying pan on the table; Silvius lifts the pancake with a spatula). bene sapiat (bon appetit)!
#pancakeday

#fabulamurina (mouse story) 489
hodie breviter ningit, itaque Silvius foris festinat et traheam novam experitur. (Today it's snowing for a little while, so Silvius hurries outside and tries out his new sledge). carpe nivem! (Seize the snow!)

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investigatores antiquitatis nuper carnycem Britannicum in Icenis effoderunt (Archaeologists recently excavated a British war trumpet in Iceni territory). Minimus carnycem suum proprium inflat; Silvius tubum aeneum sustinet (Minimus blows his own war trumpet; Silvius holds up the bronze pipe).

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terra gelida est, sed Silvius galanthos nivales gemmantes invenit (The ground is frosty, but Silvius finds snowdrops budding).

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amiculi in cubiculo Silvii cum pupis coactilibus ludunt (The little friends are playing with their felt toys in Silvius' bedroom). Lara piscem, Fossula vermiculum et Fusca ranam habet (Lara has a fish, Fossula a worm and Fusca a frog). scilicet pupa Silvii est Stephanus porcus. (Of course Silvius' toy is Steve the pig).