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Aesop 003: Belling the Cat

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Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Laiqua.

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First posted on VL, on 2025-12-15. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL. The Sindarin translation is by Rínor, retrieved 2026-04-25.

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Motto: It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Himya Indyel i Miuinna	   	Glingad nell oh en·ieath nan e·Vuig
2	--		--
3	I Nyarrinci néya carner yomenië þantiën panwë na eterúna intë cottoltallo, i Miuë.	              	Erlu i·nigyl nachóver chûd amarthad banu al leithiad din ui goth dín, e·Vuig.
	Annún merneltë tuvë lé istiën yá túlanes, itan uva ten lúmë hónoriën.	             	An evírer hired leng n’ istad i anglennast, to êg i havathar nored ‘wa.
	É, maunë carë ma, pan oialë tandë þóreáneltë napparyar i hraië veryaneltë etemenë haustantallo auressë hya lómessë.	                   	Î, boe andin cared aenad, an dorthasser vi thoss nan i·phuid dín i ú-verthasser haenad i·chaew dín vin dû egor aur.
4	Lanquentes linë panwi, mal namneltë alla illio faren mára.	          	Ethrebennin lae na pheny, ach û vaer ae nan i·pheny hain.
	Teldavë anwinya Nyarrincë tolunë ar equë:	      	Na vedui Nigol ‘wain ador ah ebent:
5	“Samin panwë ya nemë lai eripsinwa, mal istan i nauvas túrë.	            	“Sevin benu i nêf athgar, a bedhin pelif crannad den.
6	I reä carda ya möa men carë ná nutë indyel os i Miuiva lango.	              	Il mboe ammen cared ‘lingad nell oh en·iaeth nan e·Vuig.
	Yá hlaruvalvë i indyel hyalë, tá istuvalvë ú-pusto i cottolva túla.”	            	Io lhassof e·nellad, istof i e·goth vín tôl.”
7	Lio aitanë ilyë Nyarrinci i uiéneltë nauya taitë panwë fai.	          	Gaedennin il i·Nigyl i aw û nauth fo nan e·benu hain.
	Mal endessë alariënto pá almelta, enwina Nyarrincë oronyë ar equë:	           	Ach lo ‘ellasser oh en·alvar dín, Ningol iaur eriast ah ebent:
8	“Quetuvan í vinya Nyarrincio panwë ná arya.	       	“Pedathon i dhae vaer e·benu nan e·nigol ‘wain.
	Mal ányë carë min maquetta: Man nutuva i indyel i Miuissë?”	           	Ach dhavo nin mabeded: Man hestatha o glingatha e·nell oh en·iaeth nan e·Vuig?”
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10	Eques: Quetië i möa carë ná alavéla ve carië.	          	Pess: Pedol êg angin cared nad, ach hith egal cared den.

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