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Aesop 144: The Wolves & the Sheep

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Translation by VL user Chaered in 2026. First posted on VL, on 2026-02-27; not reviewed yet. Translation ongoing.

Missing words: get along, easily fooled, grandest feast.

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No. Quenya Tengwar Means
1 Ñarmor ar Mámar    The Wolves & the Sheep
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3 Huarda Ñarmoron hlincë areä ar' i Máma nesselë.          A pack of Wolves lurked near the Sheep pasture.
Mal i Röar alatyaner ilyë te óreo hairiëssë, ar i Mámar manter aqua varnavë.                 But the Dogs kept them all at a respectful distance, and the Sheep grazed in perfect safety.
Mal sí i Ñarmor nauner panwë na cupta i Mámar.            But now the Wolves thought of a plan to trick the Sheep.
4 “Maro eä vorë sina cotya sendë imbë vé?” equet. “Quíta cé ui eär tanë Röar i illumë tyarir tarastië, san nanyë tanca i ?? ?? ?? ?? ??.                                "Why is there always this hostility between us?" they said. "If it were not for those Dogs who are always stirring up trouble, I am sure we should get along beautifully.
Á aumenta te, an cenuvaldë yallë márë málor oluvalvë.”            Send them away and you will see what good friends we shall become."
5 I Mámar náner malaquë cuptalen.       The Sheep were easily fooled.
Mirquenteltë i Röain auta, ar tana imya undómessë i Ñarmor ?? i ?? ?? coiviëlto.                  They persuaded the Dogs to go away, and that very evening the Wolves had the grandest feast of their lives.
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7 Eques: Vá avarta málor minomë cottor!        Motto: Do not give up friends for foes.

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