Aesop 100: The Astrologer
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Translation by VL user Chaered in 2026. First posted on VL, on 2026-02-23; not reviewed yet. Translation ongoing.
Missing words: Astrologer, take care of,
Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ?? | | The Astrologer |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Nér, ye eä andanéya, sávë i sintes henta tuluryë lúvi elenillon. | | A man who lived a long time ago believed that he could read the future in the stars. |
| Estanes insë ??, ar yuhtanë lúmerya lómessë tirila menelenna. | | He called himself an Astrologer, and spent his time at night gazing at the sky. | |
| 4 | Uma undómessë páteánes pelas i panta tië et i opelë. | | One evening he was walking along the open road outside the village. |
| Hendurya tíranë eleni. | | His eyes were fixed on the stars. | |
| Sannes cenë tassë í ardo tel úva, yá óqua lanantes nunna mina latta quanta loxonen ar nenwen. | | He thought he saw there that the end of the world was at hand, when all at once, down he went into a hole full of mud and water. | |
| 5 | Tassë tarnes núra tenna hlarurya loxunqua nenessë, ar ascaravë nyaþila i latto passë ampendi, ampolliëryassë ete·retiën. | | There he stood up to his ears, in the muddy water, and madly clawing at the slippery sides of the hole in his effort to climb out. |
| 6 | Holleryar rehtië ron tulyaner i opeleo lië noriénen. | | His cries for help soon brought the villagers running. |
| Lan lunceltes et i loxollo, equë mo teo: | | As they pulled him out of the mud, one of them said: | |
| 7 | “Nentalyë i hental ya tulurya elenínen, mal vin loitalyë cenë tai ná taluryassë! Si nai ñolna lyen ambë riþë ya eä poicavë pó lye, ar á lavë i ?? ?? ?? ?? ??.” | | "You pretend to read the future in the stars, and yet you fail to see what is at your feet! This may teach you to pay more attention to what is right in front of you, and let the future take care of itself." |
| 8 | “Mana valda,” equë enta, “henta eleni, yá uilyë polë cenë tai téravë sissë Ardassë?” | | "What use is it," said another, "to read the stars, when you can't see what's right here on the earth?" |
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| 10 | Eques: Á ?? ?? ?? i nícë nattur, an i hoë nattur ?? ?? ?? ?? ??. | | Motto: Take care of the little things and the big things will take care of themselves. |