Hey bedwere, I’ve been working on translating the stories in the end of D’Ooge’s book. Apparently I should have been reading them after every lesson beginning with lesson LIII. Do you think they should be added to the answer key? If not, let me know and I won’t post them, but I’m still going to be working on them on my own so it’s going to take me some time to get back to finishing the exercises in the lessons since I’ve got some catching up to do, but I will get back to it. I promise. Anyways, here’s the first one. And point out errors.
The gods inflict a grave punishment on the wicked, but they that obey the laws of the gods, they are taken care of even after death. That life was most pleasing to the gods that had been most useful to wretched mankind. However, the greatest of all rewards was immortality. That reward was given to Hercules.
Hercules’ father was Juppiter, his mother (was) Alcmena, and he is said to have been the strongest of all men. But Juno, the queen of the gods, was inclined to kill him while yet a baby; because both Hercules and Alcmena were hateful to her. Therefore, she sent two snakes, each (being) very fierce, that came to Alcmena’s house in the middle of the night. Hercules was sleeping there with his brother not on a (little) bed, but in a huge shield. The bold snakes had now come near, they were now moving the shield. Then, his brother, alarmed with terror, cried for his mother, but Hercules himself, (being) braver than his brother, at once grabbed the huge snakes and killed (them) with his hands.
I added it to the key. I’l be on travel from July 17 to August 17 but, God willing, I should be able to add more corrections of yours, should they come.