Aesop 049: The Wolf & His Shadow
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2026-07-12; not reviewed yet. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Motto: Do not let your fancy make you forget realities.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ñarmo ar Halarya | | The Wolf & His Shadow |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Ñarmo lonyë eccarya uma undómessë alasseä ar maimaita. | | A Wolf left his lair one evening in fine spirits and an excellent appetite. |
| Lan nornes, andúyaila Anar embanë halarya háya i hunessë, ar íí nemnes vequi i Ñarmo nánë tuxallumë anhöa epë naitië nánes. | | As he ran, the setting sun cast his shadow far out on the ground, and it looked as if the wolf were a hundred times bigger than he really was. | |
| 4 | “Ela,” holtunë i Ñarmo valateä, “á cenë yandë höa nanyë! Ela quistar hónoritanya nípa Raurollo! Tanuvanyë sen ye canta ná aran, issë hya inyë.” | | "Why," exclaimed the Wolf proudly, "see how big I am! Fancy me running away from a puny Lion! I'll show him who is fit to be king, he or I." |
| 5 | Poicavë talumë íí anhöa hala aqua untumpë se, ar neuna þenwassë Rauro pentë se hunenna palpenen min. | | Just then an immense shadow blotted him out entirely, and the next instant a Lion struck him down with a single blow. |
| 6 | -- | | -- |
| 7 | Eques: Vá lavë i nauþelya tyarë lyen i litya lyen nanwië. | | Motto: Do not let your fancy make you forget realities. |