Aesop 003: Belling the Cat
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Laiqua.
Notes
Number 613 in the Perry Aesop index. See also Wikipedia. First posted on VL, on 2025-12-15. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL. The Sindarin translation is by Rínor, retrieved 2026-04-25.
Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it.
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【1】 Himya Indyel i Miuinna
► Glingad nell oh en·ieath nan e·Vuig
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【3】 I Nyarrinci néya carner yomenië þantiën panwë na eterúna intë cottoltallo, i Miuë.
► Erlu i·nigyl nachóver chûd amarthad banu al leithiad din ui goth dín, e·Vuig.
¶ Annún merneltë tuvë lé istiën yá túlanes, itan uva ten lúmë hónoriën.
► An evírer hired leng n’ istad i anglennast, to êg i havathar nored ‘wa.
¶ É, maunë carë ma, pan oialë tandë þóreáneltë napparyar i hraië veryaneltë etemenë haustantallo auressë hya lómessë.
► Î, boe andin cared aenad, an dorthasser vi thoss nan i·phuid dín i ú-verthasser haenad i·chaew dín vin dû egor aur.
【4】 Lanquentes linë panwi, mal namneltë alla illio faren mára.
► Ethrebennin lae na pheny, ach û vaer ae nan i·pheny hain.
¶ Teldavë anwinya Nyarrincë tolunë ar equë:
► Na vedui Nigol ‘wain ador ah ebent:
【5】 “Samin panwë ya nemë lai eripsinwa, mal istan i nauvas túrë.
► “Sevin benu i nêf athgar, a bedhin pelif crannad den.
【6】 I reä carda ya möa men carë ná nutë indyel os i Miuiva lango.
► Il mboe ammen cared ‘lingad nell oh en·iaeth nan e·Vuig.
¶ Yá hlaruvalvë i indyel hyalë, tá istuvalvë ú-pusto i cottolva túla.”
► Io lhassof e·nellad, istof i e·goth vín tôl.”
【7】 Lio aitanë ilyë Nyarrinci i uiéneltë nauya taitë panwë fai.
► Gaedennin il i·Nigyl i aw û nauth fo nan e·benu hain.
¶ Mal endessë alariënto pá almelta, enwina Nyarrincë oronyë ar equë:
► Ach lo ‘ellasser oh en·alvar dín, Ningol iaur eriast ah ebent:
【8】 “Quetuvan í vinya Nyarrincio panwë ná arya.
► “Pedathon i dhae vaer e·benu nan e·nigol ‘wain.
¶ Mal ányë carë min maquetta: Man nutuva i indyel i Miuissë?”
► Ach dhavo nin mabeded: Man hestatha o glingatha e·nell oh en·iaeth nan e·Vuig?”
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【10】 Eques: Quetië i möa carë ná alavéla ve carië.
► Pess: Pedol êg angin cared nad, ach hith egal cared den.