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Aesop 075: The Wolf & the Ass

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Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026. Reviewed for language by Rínor.

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First posted on VL, on 2026-05-25. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.

Motto: Stick to your trade.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Ñarmo ar Pellopë	  	The Wolf & the Ass
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3	Pellopë néranë nesselessë arë taurë yá cennes Ñarmo halda i halassen pelas i hahta.	              	An Ass was feeding in a pasture near a wood when he saw a Wolf lurking in the shadows along the hedge.
	Aþcarë intinyes tai i Ñarmo þellë, ar nauyanë panwë rehtiëryan.	           	He easily guessed what the Wolf had in mind, and thought of a plan to save himself.
	Epetai nentanes i nánes lalevítë, ar yesentes lampa vequi ñwálanes.	           	So he pretended he was lame, and began to hobble painfully.
4	Yá i Ñarmo tullë sen, maquentes i Pellopen mana acárië se lalevítë, ar i Pellopë hanquentë i apátiës maica necelenna.	                      	When the Wolf came up, he asked the Ass what had made him lame, and the Ass replied that he had stepped on a sharp thorn.
5	“Mecin á ete·lepë sa,” inques, ñónanes vequi ñwálanes. “Qui uilyë, cé himyuvas hlunculyassë yá matilyë ni.	                    	"Please pull it out," he pleaded, groaning as if in pain. "If you do not, it might stick in your throat when you eat me."
6	I Ñarmo cennë i márainco tercen, pan mernes mai matë matterya ú quoriéno raxeo.	               	The Wolf saw the wisdom of the advice, for he wanted to enjoy his meal without any danger of choking.
	Epetai i Pellopë ortanë tál ar i Ñarmo yesentë ceþë lai arivë ar tercarávë i necel.	                	So the Ass lifted up his foot and the Wolf began to search very closely and carefully for the thorn.
7	San i Pellopë laccë quanna poldorénen, í Ñarmo uþquernë patínen yunquë öa.	             	Just then the Ass kicked out with all his might, tumbling the Wolf a dozen paces away.
	Ar lan i Ñarmo analenca ar naiceleä óreánë to talyar, i Pellopë hó·lompë varna.	               	And while the Wolf was getting very slowly and painfully to his feet, the Ass galloped away in safety.
8	“Faila virda nin,” i Ñarmo yarranë lan hlinces mina i tussar. “Lauletanyë ve celvacir, ú aþar.”	                   	"Serves me right," growled the Wolf as he crept into the bushes. "I'm a butcher by trade, not a doctor."
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10	Eques: Á reþë imya laulestassë.	      	Motto: Stick to your trade.

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