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Aesop 144: The Wolves & the Sheep

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Translation by VL user Chaered in 2026. First posted on VL, on 2026-02-27; not reviewed yet. Translation ongoing.

Missing words: get along, easily fooled, grandest feast.

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【1】 Ñarmor ar Mámar

  

► The Wolves & the Sheep

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【3】 Huarda Ñarmoron hlincë areä ar' i Máma nesselë.

        

► A pack of Wolves lurked near the Sheep pasture.

Mal i Röar alatyaner ilyë te óreo hairiëssë, ar i Mámar manter aqua varnavë.

               

► But the Dogs kept them all at a respectful distance, and the Sheep grazed in perfect safety.

Mal sí i Ñarmor nauner panwë na cupta i Mámar.

          

► But now the Wolves thought of a plan to trick the Sheep.

【4】 “Maro eä vorë sina cotya sendë imbë vé?” equet. “Quíta cé ui eär tanë Röar i illumë tyarir tarastië, san nanyë tanca i ?? ?? ?? ?? ??.

                              

► "Why is there always this hostility between us?" they said. "If it were not for those Dogs who are always stirring up trouble, I am sure we should get along beautifully.

Á aumenta te, an cenuvaldë yallë márë málor oluvalvë.”

          

► Send them away and you will see what good friends we shall become."

【5】 I Mámar náner malaquë cuptalen.

     

► The Sheep were easily fooled.

Mirquenteltë i Röain auta, ar tana imya undómessë i Ñarmor ?? i ?? ?? coiviëlto.

                

► They persuaded the Dogs to go away, and that very evening the Wolves had the grandest feast of their lives.

【7】 Eques: Vá avarta málor minomë cottor!

      

► Motto: Do not give up friends for foes.

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