Ulixes 20 (Ritchie's Fabulae Faciles) Ulysses 20 (Ritchie's Easy Stories)

Postridie eius diei Ulixes ex hac insula quam celerrime discedere in animo habebat. The next day Ulysses had in mind to depart from this island as quickly as possible. Circe tamen cum haec cognovisset, ex odio ad amorem conversa omnibus precibus eum orare et obtestari coepit ut paucos dies apud se moraretur; qua re tandem impetrata tanta beneficia in eum contulit ut facile ei persuasum sit ut diutius maneret. Circe, however, when she learned these things, turned from hatred to love, began to entreat him with all her prayers, and begged him to tarry a few days with her; in which case he finally obtained such benefits that he was easily persuaded to remain longer. Postquam tamen totum annum apud Circen consumpserat, Ulixes magno desiderio patriae suae motus est. However, after he had spent a whole year with Circe, Odysseus was moved by a great longing for his country. Sociis igitur ad se convocatis quid in animo haberet ostendit. He then showed his companions what he had in mind. Ubi tamen ad litus descendit, navem suam tempestatibus tam adflictam invenit ut ad navigandum paene inutilis esset. Hac re cognita omnia quae ad navis reficiendas usui essent comparari iussit, qua in re tantam diligentiam omnes adhibebant ut ante tertium diem opus perfecerint. When he learned of this, he ordered that all that might be used for the repair of the ship should be procured; At Circe ubi omnia ad profectionem parata esse vidit, rem aegre ferebat et Ulixem vehementer obsecrabat ut eo consilio desisteret. But when Circe saw that everything was ready for departure, she bore the matter with difficulty, and begged Odysseus vehemently to desist from that plan. Ille tamen, ne anni tempore a navigatione excluderetur, maturandum sibi existimavit, et tempestatem idoneam nactus navem solvit. He, however, in order not to be excluded from the voyage at the season of the year, considered himself to be ripe, and having found suitable weather, he set sail. Multa quidem pericula Ulixi subeunda erant antequam in patriam suam perveniret, quae tamen hoc loco longum est perscribere. Indeed, Ulysses had to undergo many dangers before he reached his country, which, however, would be too long to enumerate in this place.