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Aesop 067: The Wolf & the Lion

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Translated into Quenya by Eruyá Þorondil in 2026. Reviewed for language by Chaered.

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First posted on VL, on 2026-06-29.

Motto: What is evil won is evil lost.

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No. Quenya Tengwar Means
1 I ñarmo ar i rá      The Wolf & the Lion
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3 Ñarmo ipíliénë eulë ar mápanë se au rottoryanna matiën se.            A Wolf had stolen a Lamb and was carrying it off to his lair to eat it.
Mal panyalerya náner lai ahyanë yá omennes rá, i pildë i eulë sello, penila apanainië.                   But his plans were very much changed when he met a Lion, who, without making any excuses, took the Lamb away from him.
4 I ñarmo lévë au tenna enges varna hairiëssë, ar quentë arisahta ómanen:               The Wolf made off to a safe distance, and then said in a much injured tone:
5 Ua manë i amápiël autenya tallë!       "You have no right to take my property like that!"
6 I rá tirnë nan, mal pan i ñarmo né haia ar ce nauva urda saita parandénen, eques:                     The Lion looked back, but as the Wolf was too far away to be taught a lesson without too much inconvenience, he said:
7 Autelya?  "Your property?
Ma homancanel sa? Hya ma i emerro ánë sa lyen ve anna?             Did you buy it, or did the Shepherd make you a gift of it?
Mecin, á nyarë nin, manen ñentelyes?         Pray tell me, how did you get it?"
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9 Ya mapina hrúcarénen na róvina hrúcarénen.        Motto: What is evil won is evil lost.

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