The following poem,
O Cibili, is normally written on the chalkboard in front of a
Latin language class. The instructor is then challenged to
parse the poem. You may try to do so yourself before reading the translation.
O Cibili
O cibili, si ergo,
fortibuses in ero.
O nobili, demes trucs.
Si vasinem? Cousen ducs!
Translation:
Oh, See Billy
Oh, see Billy, see 'er go,
Forty buses in a row.
Oh no, Billy, them is trucks.
See what's in'em? Cows and ducks!