Aesop 087: The Peacock & the Crane
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2026-06-17; not reviewed yet. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Motto: The useful is of much more importance and value, than the ornamental.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hendelúpeä Cecet ar Araliltaro | | The Peacock & the Crane |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Hendelúpeä Cecet, tiuyaila imbalaténen, túvë Araliltaro umaurë, ar elentiën hye pantanes maira pimperya armassen. | | A Peacock, puffed up with vanity, met a Crane one day, and to impress him spread his gorgeous tail in the Sun. |
| 4 | “Á tirë,” eques. “Mana samilyë vétiën ó si? Colinyë quanna alcar helyanweo, mal quesselyar nár þindë ve asto!” | | "Look," he said. "What have you to compare with this? I am dressed in all the glory of the rainbow, while your feathers are gray as dust!" |
| 5 | I Araliltaro pantanë landu rámaryat ar amavillë na Anar. | | The Crane spread his broad wings and flew up toward the sun. |
| 6 | “Á hilya ni qui polilyë,” eques. | | "Follow me if you can," he said. |
| Mal i Hendelúpeä Cecet tarnë yassë nánes imbë i aiwi i santo, lan i Araliltaro amavillë lériëssë haiya callenna. | | But the Peacock stood where he was among the birds of the barnyard, while the Crane soared in freedom far up into the blue sky. | |
| 7 | -- | | -- |
| 8 | Eques: Yuhtaimalë valda laca epë vanitië. | | Motto: The useful is of much more importance and value, than the ornamental. |