Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
First posted on VL, on 2026-06-11; not reviewed yet. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Motto: Give a finger and lose a hand.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ehtipolca ar Leucar | | The Porcupine & the Snakes |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Ehtipolca céþanë mára már. | | A Porcupine was looking for a good home. |
| Teldavë túves níca varna rotto, yassë marnë nossë Leucaron. | | At last he found a little sheltered cave, where lived a family of Snakes. | |
| Iquiryanes ten lavë se ósatë i rotto ótë, ar i Leucar failavë þáquenter. | | He asked them to let him share the cave with them, and the Snakes kindly consented. | |
| 4 | I Leucar ron merner i uiéneltë lavë sen marë. | | The Snakes soon wished they had not given him permission to stay. |
| Maicë ehtiryar ercaner te rillumë, ar teldavë rundavë iquiryaneltë sen lóya. | | His sharp quills pricked them at every turn, and at last they politely asked him to leave. | |
| 5 | “Nanyë arillaina, hantanyë le,” equë i Ehtipolca. | | "I am very well satisfied, thank you," said the Porcupine. |
| “Þelinyë reþë poicavë sissë.” | | "I intend to stay right here." | |
| Ar quetila ta, rundavë emernes i Leucar et fennallo. | | And with that, he politely escorted the Snakes out of doors. | |
| Ar na rehta helmalta, maunë i Leucain ceþë hyana már. | | And to save their skins, the Snakes had to look for another home. | |
| 6 | -- | | -- |
| 7 | Eques: Anta leper, rovë má. | | Motto: Give a finger and lose a hand. |
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