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Aesop 080: The Bear & the Bees

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Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.

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First posted on VL, on 2026-07-12; not reviewed yet. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.

Motto: It is wiser to bear a single injury in silence than to provoke a thousand by flying into a rage.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Morco ar Niëri	  	The Bear & the Bees
2	--		--
3	Morco ye ranyanë i tauressë ceþiën pior túvë lantanwa alda mi ya umba Niërion acárië haura lissento.	                 	A Bear roaming the woods in search of berries happened on a fallen tree in which a swarm of Bees had stored their honey.
	I Morco yesentë ceþë os i ramba lai tirítë na tuvë quima i Niëri náner maryë.	                	The Bear began to nose around the log very carefully to find out if the Bees were at home.
	Poicavë talumë i umbo mo tullë mar i nellas-palarello ó cólo lission.	            	Just then one of the swarm came home from the clover field with a load of sweets.
	Intiéla ya i Morco þélanë, i Niër viller senna, nasantë se maicavë ar an öantë mina i unqua ramba.	                     	Guessing what the Bear was after, the Bee flew at him, stung him sharply and then disappeared into the hollow log.
4	I Morco ú-pusto olanë ruxa, ar nalanantë i ramba nelcínen ar nappainen, fehtiën i hausta.	                 	The Bear lost his temper in an instant, and sprang upon the log tooth and claw, to destroy the nest.
	Mal si an tyarnë quanna umba ettulë.	       	But this only brought out the whole swarm.
	I almelóra Morcon maunë hónorë, ar rië encë sen rehta insë le nucapë mina neno lún.	                 	The poor Bear had to take to his heels, and he was able to save himself only by diving into a pool of water.
5	--		--
6	Eques: Quilda termarië reä essehta ná arya epë yalë húmë ahanen.	            	Motto: It is wiser to bear a single injury in silence than to provoke a thousand by flying into a rage.

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