Translation for Week 7

"Why is Sextus a Pest?"

Now it was the ninth hour.  The carriage was still stuck motionless in the ditch.  But it bored Sextus to do nothing, for he was an energetic boy.  Suddenly therefore he runs to the carriage and opens (his)chest.  Then he takes a ball out of the chest.

"Do you want to play ball, Marcus?" he shouts.  He immediately throws the ball to Marcus.  Marcus catches it and throws it to Sextus.  Repeatedly the boys were throwing the ball, the one to the other.  Then Sextus, who always wants to annoy Cornelia, throws the ball as a prank and hits Cornelia.

Immediately angry, Cornelia turns herself to (her) mother and shouts, "Why does Sextus always annoy me, mother? Why does he throw the ball at me?  What an annoying boy Sextus is!"

"Come to me, dearest," replies (her) mother and holds (her) daughter in an embrace.  "Sextus was not intending to hit you.  He is an energetic boy, he is a recklass boy, he is no, however, a wicked boy."

"But why is Sextus living with us?" asks Cornelia, who was still angry.  "Why does Sextus' father send him to us?"

"The father of Sextus is traveling to Asia.  Because )his" father is away, it was necessary to leave Sextus in Italy.  Therefore, because the father of Sextus is related to your father by ties of hospitality, Sextus is staying with us.?

"But what about Sextus's mother?" asks the daughter.  "Why does she not look after (her) son?"

:Alas!"  replies Aurelia.  "Sextus' mother, as you know, is now dead.  Sextus does not have a mother."  Cornelius was silent, no longer moved with anger.

At that very time, however, Sextus exclaimed, "Do you want to play with us, Cornelia?  Although, you are a girl, perhaps you are able to throw the ball."  While he was shouting, he was not laughing and running away.  Cornelia, angry again, shouts, "Go away, annoying boy!  I do not want to play ball."