Aesop 062: The Lion, the Bear, & the Fox
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026. Reviewed for language by Rínor.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2026-10-03; not reviewed yet. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Motto: Those who have all the toil do not always get the profit.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rauro, Morco, Rusco | | The Lion, the Bear, & the Fox |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Yá túra Morco hlintë mapiën mistana neäquin, onallumë Rauro campë hyana menello imya farnanna. | | Just as a great Bear rushed to seize a stray kid, a Lion leaped from another direction upon the same prey. |
| I attië cotonyë naraca i artanwan tenna cáviénettë tallini harwi i yúyo harunet ar ui encë tun taina i mahtalessë. | | The two fought furiously for the prize until they had received so many wounds that both sank down unable to continue the battle. | |
| 4 | Talumë Rusco alacantë arë, mapanë i neäquin, ar hónornë ósa ta lintië ve polles norë, lan i Rauro ar i Morco tirnet aláþë ahanen. | | Just then a Fox dashed up, and seizing the kid, made off with it as fast as he could go, while the Lion and the Bear looked on in helpless rage. |
| 5 | “Naiévanë tallë arya,” equet, “cé ósátiénemmes nilda inwalmessë.” | | "How much better it would have been," they said, "to have shared in a friendly spirit." |
| 6 | -- | | -- |
| 7 | Eques: Intë i carir quanna mólë ú úlumë cavir i cambië. | | Motto: Those who have all the toil do not always get the profit. |