Aesop 075: The Wolf & the Ass

【1】 Ñarmo ar Pellopë

  

► The Wolf & the Ass

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【3】 Pellopë néranë nesselessë arë taurë yá cennes Ñarmo halda i halassen pelas i hahta.

              

► An Ass was feeding in a pasture near a wood when he saw a Wolf lurking in the shadows along the hedge.

¶ Aþcarë intinyes tai i Ñarmo þellë, ar nauyanë panwë rehtiëryan.

           

► He easily guessed what the Wolf had in mind, and thought of a plan to save himself.

¶ Epetai nentanes i nánes lalevítë, ar yesentes lampa vequi ñwálanes.

           

► So he pretended he was lame, and began to hobble painfully.

【4】 Yá i Ñarmo tullë sen, maquentes i Pellopen mana acárië se lalevítë, ar i Pellopë hanquentë i apátiës maica necelenna.

                      

► When the Wolf came up, he asked the Ass what had made him lame, and the Ass replied that he had stepped on a sharp thorn.

【5】 “Mecin á ete·lepë sa,” inques, ñónanes vequi ñwálanes. “Qui uilyë, cé himyuvas hlunculyassë yá matilyë ni.

                    

► "Please pull it out," he pleaded, groaning as if in pain. "If you do not, it might stick in your throat when you eat me."

【6】 I Ñarmo cennë i márainco tercen, pan mernes mai matë matterya ú quoriéno raxeo.

               

► The Wolf saw the wisdom of the advice, for he wanted to enjoy his meal without any danger of choking.

¶ Epetai i Pellopë ortanë tál ar i Ñarmo yesentë ceþë lai arivë ar tercarávë i necel.

                

► So the Ass lifted up his foot and the Wolf began to search very closely and carefully for the thorn.

【7】 San i Pellopë laccë quanna poldorénen, í Ñarmo uþquernë patínen yunquë öa.

             

► Just then the Ass kicked out with all his might, tumbling the Wolf a dozen paces away.

¶ Ar lan i Ñarmo analenca ar naiceleä óreánë to talyar, i Pellopë hó·lompë varna.

               

► And while the Wolf was getting very slowly and painfully to his feet, the Ass galloped away in safety.

【8】 “Faila virda nin,” i Ñarmo yarranë lan hlinces mina i tussar. “Lauletanyë ve celvacir, ú aþar.”

                   

► "Serves me right," growled the Wolf as he crept into the bushes. "I'm a butcher by trade, not a doctor."

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【10】 Eques: Á reþë imya laulestassë.

      

► Motto: Stick to your trade.