Aesop 081: The Dog in the Manger
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
Notes
Number 702 in the Perry Aesop index. See also Wikipedia. First posted on VL, on 2026-07-07; not reviewed yet. Translation ongoing.
Missing words: drive.
Motto: Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself.
Also potentially available in Sindarin at: Sindarin crash course
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Röa mi Salquecolca | | The Dog in the Manger |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Röa lóranë mi salquecolca quanta þardenen, yá cuitaner se yaccúmë, i mittaner lumbë ar maitë i restassë mólello. | | A Dog asleep in a manger filled with hay, was awakened by the Cattle, which came in tired and hungry from working in the field. |
| Mal i Röa únë lavë ten analelya i salquecolca, ar yarranë ar narcunë vequi sa nánë quanta aryë hráveo ar axoron, ilqua insen. | | But the Dog would not let them get near the manger, and snarled and snapped as if it were filled with the best of meat and bones, all for himself. | |
| 4 | I yaccúmë tirner i Röa feuyala. | | The Cattle looked at the Dog in disgust. |
| “Tallë milca nás!” equë mo. | | "How selfish he is!" said one. | |
| “Uissë polë matë i þardë, mal úvas lavë matë sa elmen, i nár tallë maitë san!” | | "He cannot eat the hay and yet he will not let us eat it who are so hungry for it!" | |
| 5 | Sí i cemendur mittanë. | | Now the farmer came in. |
| Yá cennes yallë i Röa cáranë, nampes olba ar ?? se et yaccatumpollo hriminen palpion milca lengaleryan. | | When he saw how the Dog was acting, he seized a stick and drove him out of the stable with many a blow for his selfish behavior. | |
| 6 | -- | | -- |
| 7 | Eques: Áva hrúcenë hyanain tai ui ecë elyen ñetë fasta. | | Motto: Do not grudge others what you cannot enjoy yourself. |