Aesop 008: The Gnat & the Bull
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Laiqua.
Notes
Number 137 in the Perry Aesop index. See also Wikipedia. First posted on VL, on 2025-12-09 Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL. The Sindarin translation is by Rínor, retrieved 2026-09-29.
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Motto: We are often of greater importance in our own eyes than in the eyes of our neighbor.
Motto: The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itsincë ar Mundo | | en·Nigith ah e·Vund |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Itsincë villë or salquenor, ó laca vussië tallë titta veollo, ar harunë Mundo rasseo mentessë. | | Nigith ewil thar e·barth vi leng na mbossad vrui añ gwê dhae-bîn a aidh boe dil nam min nan idh·rais nam mund. |
| Epeni sériénes ter þenna lúmë, feryanes viluë. | | Ab aidh al lû thent, feriast gwiled gwa. | |
| Mal nó lonyes, mences i Mundon avatyarë sen yuhtiërya hyeo rassë ve andorië. | | Ach fo awn, emp e·vund díhenad e·nigith an iuithad e·rass dín ve had sedhad. | |
| 4 | “É alaryalyë i loianyel sí,” eques. | | “Boe allen dae ‘althad i chaenon hí,” ebent. |
| 5 | “Sama ui valda nin,” hanquentë i Mundo. | | “Û eglas annin,” ebent e·vund. |
| “É, uin sintë i engelyë tassë.” | | “Est ú-istassen i le ennas.” | |
| 6 | -- | | -- |
| 7 | Eques: Lillumë valdalmë hendulmassë ambë epë yandë armaróva hendussë. | | Pess: Me lae nal lui nam maladh annaer vi chend vín athar vi chend e·hammar vín. |
| 8 | Eques: Sívë níca i indo, tambë höa i imbalatë. | | Pess: Lo e·‘ûr ola anniben, imlod⁷ ola ammeleg. |