Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
First posted on VL, on 2026-07-08; not reviewed yet. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Motto: Be wise and shun the quack.
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【1】 Miuë ar Aiwi
► The Cat & the Birds
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【3】 Miuë óleánë analinya.
► A Cat was growing very thin.
¶ Ve intiévalyë, únes ñetë fáreä matta.
► As you have guessed, he did not get enough to eat.
¶ Umaurë hlasses i umë Aiwi i maryondessë náner hlaiwë ar mauraner aþar.
► One day he heard that some Birds in the neighborhood were ailing and needed a doctor.
¶ Epetai sestanes hencalcat, ar ó aluo colca máryassë, tonnes i fennassë i Aiwíva mardo.
► So he put on a pair of spectacles, and with a leather box in his hand, knocked at the door of the Bird's home.
【4】 I Aiwi tirner esta, ar Aþar Miuë nilinquavë maquentë mallë naltë.
► The Birds peeped out, and Dr. Cat, with much solicitude, asked how they were.
¶ Cé alaryuvas anta ten hatwar.
► He would be very happy to give them some medicine.
【5】 “Pip, pip,” lander i Aiwi. “Anfinca, é nalyë? Nalmë aryë, hantalmel, ar ambë tallë, au elyë auva sio.”
► "Tweet, tweet," laughed the Birds. "Very smart, aren't you? We are very well, thank you, and more so, if you only keep away from here."
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【7】 Eques: Á ná saila, avanevë söaþar.
► Motto: Be wise and shun the quack.
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