Aesop 082: The Wolf & the Goat
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2026-07-07. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Motto: An invitation prompted by selfishness is not to be accepted.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ñarmo ar Naico | | The Wolf & the Goat |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Maita Ñarmo tuntanë Naico ye néranë aiqua aicuva ingassë, yassë aqua únë ecë sen anya hye. | | A hungry Wolf spied a Goat browsing at the top of a steep cliff where he could not possibly get at her. |
| 4 | “Ta ná anaraxeä nómë lyen,” holtunes, lan nentanes ná tíreleä quima i Naico ná varna. | | "That is a very dangerous place for you," he called out, pretending to be very anxious about the Goat's safety. |
| “Yé cé taltuval! | | "What if you should fall! | |
| Mecin i analastalyen ar núyuvalyë! | | Please listen to me and come down! | |
| Sissë ecuva lyen ñetë yalca merilyë arilelya, armalaqua salqueo i turmenessë.” | | Here you can get all you want of the finest, tenderest grass in the country." | |
| 5 | I Naico tirnë lá i aicuva cimba. | | The Goat looked over the edge of the cliff. |
| 6 | “Tandë ríþula cimbeälyë inyen,” eques, “ar tallë antaitë nalyë salquelyanen! | | "How very, very anxious you are about me," she said, "and how generous you are with your grass! |
| Mal istanyel! | | But I know you! | |
| Ná imleva maitië pá ya sáneälyë, ú ninya!” | | It's your own appetite you are thinking of, not mine!" | |
| 7 | -- | | -- |
| 8 | Eques: Vá þáquetë milmello naþyalië. | | Motto: An invitation prompted by selfishness is not to be accepted. |