READ OUT LOUD. Choose which marked text you prefer to practice with - macrons or accent marks - and read the text out loud until you feel comfortable and confident. Then, try reading the unmarked text at the bottom. It should be easy for you after practicing with the marked texts. :-)
MACRONS. Here is the text with macrons:
Gallus aliquandō cum Asinō pascēbātur, Leōne autem aggressō Asinum, Gallus exclāmāvit, et Leō, quī Gallī vōcem timet, fugere incipit. Asinus, ratus propter sē fugere, aggressus est Leōnem; ut vērō procul ā galliciniō persecūtus est, conversus Leō Asinum dēvorāvit, quī moriēns clāmābat, “Iusta passus sum; ex pūgnācibus enim nōn nātus parentibus, quamobrem in aciem irruī?”
ACCENT MARKS. Here is the text with ecclesiastical accents, plus some color-coding for the words of three or more syllables (blue: penultimate stress; red: antepenultimate stress):
Gallus aliquándo cum Ásino pascebátur, Leóne autem aggrésso Ásinum, Gallus exclamávit, et Leo, qui Galli vocem timet, fúgere íncipit. Ásinus, ratus propter se fúgere, aggréssus est Leónem; ut vero procul a gallicínio persecútus est, convérsus Leo Ásinum devorávit, qui móriens clamábat, “Iusta passus sum; ex pugnácibus enim non natus paréntibus, quamóbrem in áciem írrui?”
UNMARKED TEXT. Here is the unmarked text - after practicing with the marked text that you prefer, you should not have any trouble with the unmarked text:
Gallus aliquando cum Asino pascebatur, Leone autem aggresso Asinum, Gallus exclamavit, et Leo, qui Galli vocem timet, fugere incipit. Asinus, ratus propter se fugere, aggressus est Leonem; ut vero procul a gallicinio persecutus est, conversus Leo Asinum devoravit, qui moriens clamabat, “Iusta passus sum; ex pugnacibus enim non natus parentibus, quamobrem in aciem irrui?”
IMAGE. Here is an illustration for the story (image source).
Here is another illustration from the Medici Aesop, which is online at the New York Public Library website.
