The Twelve Days of Latin (by Joe Klomparens and Chris Leonard)
On the first day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the second day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the third day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the fourth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the fifth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the sixth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three Latin genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the seventh day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the eighth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… eight parts of speech, seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the ninth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… nine Greek Muses, eight parts of speech, seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the tenth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… X Roman numerals, nine Greek Muses, eight parts of speech, seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the eleventh day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… 11-syllable poetry, X Roman numerals, nine Greek Muses, eight parts of speech, seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
On the twelfth day of Latin, my teacher made me learn… twelve Roman Caesars,11-syllable poetry, X Roman numerals, nine Greek Muses, eight parts of speech, seven hills of Rome, six verb tenses, five noun declensions, four conjugations, three genders, two voices, and that Daphne turned into a tree.
