Aesop 093: The Mouse & the Weasel

【1】 Nyarrincë ar Andanyarro

  

► The Mouse & the Weasel

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【3】 Níca maita Nyarrincë uma ressë mina túvë mitwen mina vircolca quanta porisalquenen.

            

► A little hungry Mouse found his way one day into a basket of corn.

¶ Maunë sen þanga insë laca na mitta ter i arca latya imbë i vircolco rimpi.

               

► He had to squeeze himself a good deal to get through the narrow opening between the strips of the basket.

¶ Mal i porisalquë telyanteánë ar i Nyarrincë nánë turinda mittiën.

          

► But the corn was tempting and the Mouse was determined to get in.

¶ Yá teldavë túriénes, mammatanes tenna rúvaila.

       

► When at last he had succeeded, he gorged himself to bursting.

¶ É, olanes landa hapandë höasselion neldë os quilitsë han yandë nánes yá mittanes.

              

► Indeed he he became about three times as big around the middle as he was when he went in.

【4】 Teldavë felles fartaina ar rumnes insë i latyanna loiën.

         

► At last he felt satisfied and dragged himself to the opening to get out again.

¶ Mal ampolliëryanen rië pollë rasë carya.

      

► But the best he could do was to get his head out.

¶ Epetai tassë harunë ñónaila ar nuryaila, ?? ?? i ?? ?? ?? ar ???? ?? uþiën i vircolcallo.

                   

► So there he sat groaning and moaning, both from the discomfort inside him and his anxiety to escape from the basket.

【5】 Poica tá Andanyarro tullë arë.

     

► Just then a Weasel came by.

¶ Hanyanes i nattusta lintië.

    

► He understood the situation quickly.

【6】 “Málonya”, eques, “Istan ya cáranelyë.

       

► "My friend," he said, "I know what you've been doing.

¶ Þañquanteánelyë.

 

► You've been stuffing.

¶ Ta ná ya hrityal.

    

► That's what you get.

¶ Möa lyen sérë tassë tenna feluval imallë yallë fellel yá mittanelyë.

           

► You will have to stay there till you feel just like you did when you went in.

¶ ?? ??, ar faren mára lyen.”

       

► Good night, and good enough for you."

【7】 Ar ta nánë quanna ofelmë ya i almelóra Nyarrincë cávë.

          

► And that was all the sympathy the poor Mouse got.

【9】 Eques: Milmë tulya útulmë.

     

► Motto: Greediness leads to misfortune.