Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
First posted on VL, on 2026-07-08; not reviewed yet. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Motto: Be wise and shun the quack.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miuë ar Aiwi | | The Cat & the Birds |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Miuë óleánë analinya. | | A Cat was growing very thin. |
| Ve intiévalyë, únes ñetë fáreä matta. | | As you have guessed, he did not get enough to eat. | |
| Umaurë hlasses i umë Aiwi i maryondessë náner hlaiwë ar mauraner aþar. | | One day he heard that some Birds in the neighborhood were ailing and needed a doctor. | |
| Epetai sestanes hencalcat, ar ó aluo colca máryassë, tonnes i fennassë i Aiwíva mardo. | | So he put on a pair of spectacles, and with a leather box in his hand, knocked at the door of the Bird's home. | |
| 4 | I Aiwi tirner esta, ar Aþar Miuë nilinquavë maquentë mallë naltë. | | The Birds peeped out, and Dr. Cat, with much solicitude, asked how they were. |
| Cé alaryuvas anta ten hatwar. | | He would be very happy to give them some medicine. | |
| 5 | “Pip, pip,” lander i Aiwi. “Anfinca, é nalyë? Nalmë aryë, hantalmel, ar ambë tallë, au elyë auva sio.” | | "Tweet, tweet," laughed the Birds. "Very smart, aren't you? We are very well, thank you, and more so, if you only keep away from here." |
| 6 | -- | | -- |
| 7 | Eques: Á ná saila, avanevë söaþar. | | Motto: Be wise and shun the quack. |
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