"The cook usually cooks the mouse."

Translation: Coquus coquere murem solet.

[Franz460815]

What kind of a restaurant is this?

[_Pacifica_]

The story of the corona-virus.

[SuzanneNussbaum]

Or there's the word for "bat": vespertiliō, vespertiliōnis , m.
Coquus vespertiliōnem coquere solet .

[SuzanneNussbaum]

Wait, what?!--he cooks a mouse?!

(The Romans did actually prepare and eat dormice: glīrēs, glīrium, m. pl.)

[LeodisMMXXI]

WOW

[ArcanoAngel]

Oh god! What kind of godawful monstrosity of a person would eat mice! Also, it says usually! That means the cook occasionally DOESN'T cook the mouse!

[SuzanneNussbaum]

Specially raised, very tender--cooked in honey, I believe. (I agree--not very appetizing, to me!)

[kevmur]

And the mouse is, frankly, sick of it.

[Rory_OConor]

whats wrong with: coquus murem coquere solet

[Rafe_]

Nothing; fortunately, it is accepted now.

[PERCE_NEIGE]

Just report when a different word order is not accepted, if there's no reason.

[Mikenorling]

It is still not accepted, so I am reporting also.

[dxrsam]

Is this not the more neutral/natural word order?

[SuzanneNussbaum]

Yes: the infinitive immediately preceding the verb it completes (coquere before solet ), and the direct object (mūrem )immediately preceding the verb phrase (coquere solet ) that governs it, seems like the most typical, normal, natural word order in Latin (to me).

I have to say, it strikes me as odd that the cook would bother to cook just one!!

[Michelle994326]

This is the kind of info I wish would be included in the "Tips & Notes" for the lesson where the construction first appears. It would help the learner develop good habits in constructing sentences.