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Aesop 037: The Boy & the Filberts

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Translation by VL user Chaered in 2026. First posted on VL, on 2026-01-06; not reviewed yet.

Missing words: filbert.

Motto: Do not attempt too much at once.

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No. Quenya Tengwar Means
1 Yondo ar ??    The Boy & the Filberts
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3 Yondo cávë némë mittiën márya mina ulma na ñetë ????.            A Boy was given permission to put his hand into a pitcher to get some filberts.
Mal nampes tallë höa maqua i únes polë ettucë márya nan.             But he took such a great fistful that he could not draw his hand out again.
Tassë tarnes, únes aþa hehta erinqua ?? ar en únes polë haita ilyar óqua.                 There he stood, unwilling to give up a single filbert and yet unable to get them all out at once.
Ruxa ar varin yesentes miuya.       Vexed and disappointed he began to cry.
4 “Yondonya,” equë amilya, “Á felë fartassë perta i peccoron yai anápiëtyë ar aþcarë ettucuvatyë márya.                   "My boy," said his mother, "be satisfied with half the nuts you have taken and you will easily get your hand out.
Tá nai lauva tyen cavë ambë ???? uma hyana lúmessë.”            Then perhaps you may have some more filberts some other time."
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6 Eques: Áva þurë acca laca óqua.         Motto: Do not attempt too much at once.

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