This "what if" style story was written by Miriam Patrick. It is inspired by section 34 in which Trimalchio introduces a silver skeleton to the dinner. In this episode, two enslaved children (Felix and Threpte) discuss a misadventure Threpte had the night before when she stumbled upon a "larva" in search of a place to go to the bathroom. This story, in part, is meant to inspire discussion on Latin vocabulary as "larva" can mean many things.
The names of the enslaved children come from a tombstone inscription that two freedpersons erected on behalf of their child. Felix is the father and Threpte is the mother. While this story is not related to that tombstone, it imagines what these two might have been like as children themselves. Part 02 is not currently written (29 July 2021) but this post will be updated with a link to it when it is. Please click here to submit any questions or concerns about this story.
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