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Aesop 002: The Frogs & the Ox

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Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Raccoon in 2026.

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First posted on VL, on 2025-12-12. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL. The Sindarin translation is by Rínor, retrieved 2026-04-25.

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Motto: Do not attempt the impossible.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Quáci ar Mundo	  	i·Chebyr ah e·Vund
2	--		--
3	Mundo tullë lisceä lónonna na yulë.	      	Mund odul n’ ael na lisg an hoged.
	Lan mittanes lungo ar vasca mina nén, maldes vinya Quácë loxonna.	            	Lo falaechast vin nen vo dhram, nistast gabor ‘wain n’ e·vadha.
4	I enwina Quácë ron xarnë i vinya ar maquentë hestyain ya tullunë hyen.	             	Rong e·gabor iaur anírant e·gabor bîn a mabent i·Chenair a nethil dín man hídant anden.
5	“Anhöa ulundo,” equë mo teo, “pantë nunna hassenna yána talyanen min!”	            	“Úan mbelaith,” ebent ben na thin, “Abant bo chanar bîn vo vin i·thail velig dín!”
6	“Höa, ma nánes!” equë i enwina Quácë, pultaila insë föanen.	            	“Te vorg!” ebent e·gabor iaur, whestol en·ammos dín.
	“Ma nánes sindë höa?”	   	“Borg ve hen?”
7	“A, lai anhöa epë ta!” holtuneltë.	       	“A! Ammorg!” agóner.
8	I Quácë pultanë insë enta föanen.	      	e·Gabor cwhestant en·ammos dín am.
9	“Únë ecë sen ná anhöa epë si,” eques.	         	“Ú-obul en·úan nad ammorg athar hen,” ebent.
	Mal ilyë nícë Quáci eccanner í ulundo nánë ambë, ambë höa ar i enwina Quácë cacarranë pulta insë esta ambë ar ambë tenna, vercálavë, urvanes.	                            	Ach i·chebyr bîn il ebenner i ammorg en·úan ah e·gabor cwhestant en·ammos dín am ah am naden aranc.
10	--		--
11	Eques: Vá þurë únat.	     	Pess: Avo ritho en·unadren.

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