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Aesop 006: The Wolf & the Crane

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Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Laiqua in 2026, and Parmandil in 2026.

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First posted on VL, on 2025-12-30. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL. The Sindarin translation is by Rínor, retrieved 2026-09-25.

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Motto: Expect no reward for serving the wicked.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Ñarmo ar Araliltaro	  	e·Dhraug ah en·Aralithor
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3	Ñarmo mammataniénë laptenen, ar axo hímiénë rempavë hluncuryassë.	         	Lo dhraug ammant asg vi leng velch, erinc a chiniast vil lang dín.
	Uis pollë orta alatwë núta sa, ar aþahanyë uis pollë matë aima.	             	Ú-obul caethad en·asg mened am egor dad, ah î ú-obul maded nad.
	Aþahanyë ta nánë aica tarmë accamátala Ñarmon.	       	Î, se leng ‘aer na nast an draug velch.
4	San ronganë i Araliltaronna.	    	To rongast gwa n’ en·aralilthor.
	Nánes tanca i issë, ó andë lango ar mén, aþcárima poluva anya i axo ar ettucë sa.	                   	e·Dhraug danc i en·aralithor obul raethad en·asg a thaged den ed e·lang dín ‘ui iaeth and ah en·irth dín.
5	“Antauvanyë lyen alta paityalë,” equë i Ñarmo, “qui ettucuvalyë tana axo nillo.”	              	“Paediathon len vi leng dhaer,” ebent e·dhraug, “Pi thegil en·asg han ed annin.”
6	I Araliltaro, ve ecë lyen intya, nánë antíreleä pá mitta carya Ñarmo hluncunna.	               	en·Aralithor, be êg i núthathog den, te ben-hidh o nestaged e·dholl dín vi lang e·dhraug.
	Mal nasserya nánë milmeo, saro carnes ya i Ñarmo iquiryanë sen carë.	             	Ach de velch am baedias, to agor be e·dhraug ebent.
7	Yá i Ñarmo tuntanë í axo nánë vanwa, patunes öa.	           	Io e·dhraug efil i gwanwen en·asg, iestast padrad gwa.
8	“Mal mana pá paityalenya!” holtunë i Araliltaro tíreleä.	        	“Ach man oh e·baedias⁶ nín!” en·aralithor agon dirithui.
9	“Mana!” yarranë i Ñarmo, lan hwinyanes nan.	        	“Man!” e·Dhraug norrast, pernol o then.
	“Ma uilyë acávië ta? Ma lá fáreä i láven lyen tucë carelya songanyallo ú hó-narciéno sa?”	               	“Ú-agóveg den? Adhóven gin haedad e·dholl gín ed e·‘obem nín ben nagol den, sa úfarn?”
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11	Eques: Vá merë paityalë riþiëllo olcar.	       	Pess: Horo û baedias am buiad e·rhû.

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