Aesop 034: The Young Crab & His Mother
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Eruyá Þorondil, and Laiqua.
Notes
Translation by VL user Chaered in 2025. First posted on VL, on 2025-12-12; reviewed by VL users Eruyá Þorondil and Laiqua. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: LINK .
Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: Do not tell others how to act unless you can set a good example.
Also potentially available in Sindarin at: Sindarin crash course
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vinya Falliantë ar Amilya | | The Young Crab & His Mother |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | “Maro aiandë patatyë permenna tallë?” equë Amil Falliantë yondoryan. “Illumë möa tyen pata téravë ener, piretyainen ricinë ara.” | | "Why in the world do you walk sideways like that?" said a Mother Crab to her son. "You should always walk straight forward with your toes turned out." |
| 4 | “Á tana nin yallë pata, emya,” hanquentë i vinya Falliantë canwahimya, “Merin parë.” | | "Show me how to walk, mother dear," answered the little Crab obediently, "I want to learn." |
| 5 | Epetai i enwina Falliantë ririncë pata téravë ompa. | | So the old Crab tried and tried to walk straight forward. |
| Mal polles pata rië permenna, ve yondorya. | | But she could walk sideways only, like her son. | |
| Ar yá néves ricë pireryainen ara, loipantes ar lanantes nengwiryanna. | | And when she wanted to turn her toes out she tripped and fell on her nose. | |
| 6 | -- | | -- |
| 7 | Eques: Vályë quetë hyanain yallë carë, laqui elyë caraitë mai. | | Motto: Do not tell others how to act unless you can set a good example. |