Aesop 020: The Fox & the Leopard
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2026-03-15; not reviewed yet. Translation ongoing.
Mising words: sarcasm, lose temper, smartness, ribs.
Motto: A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusco ar Picara | | The Fox & the Leopard |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Rusco ar Picara, serilë quinquavë apa láreä þinyemat, ?? ?? costiénen pa vanima nemestatta. | | A Fox and a Leopard, resting lazily after a generous dinner, amused themselves by disputing about their good looks. |
| I Picara nánë lai valateä pá oiwa, rína heletserya ar carnë ?? ?? pá i Rusco, yeva nemesta eccannes nánë ?? ??. | | The Leopard was very proud of his glossy, spotted coat and made disdainful remarks about the Fox, whose appearance he declared was quite ordinary. | |
| 4 | I Rusco ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? pimperya ó sava fána mentë, mal nánes faren saila i cennes i únë ecë sen ráta i Picara nemenstanen. | | The Fox prided himself on his fine bushy tail with its tip of white, but he was wise enough to see that he could not rival the Leopard in looks. |
| ?? cacarranes i ?? ?? ?? ??, rië na ?? ???? ar alarya constiénen. | | Still he kept up a flow of sarcastic talk, just to exercise his wits and to have the fun of disputing. | |
| I Picara nánë ?? ?? ?? ???? yá i Rusco harunë, hácala quinquavë. | | The Leopard was about to lose his temper when the Fox got up, yawning lazily. | |
| 5 | “Nai haryalyë lai ?? helet,” eques, “mal ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? quíta ?? ?? nícë amba ?? ?? carelya ar ?? ?? ?? ??, yallë inyë ná. | | "You may have a very smart coat," he said, "but you would be a great deal better off if you had a little more smartness inside your head and less on your ribs, the way I am. |
| Ta ná ya estanyë naitë vanessë.” | | That's what I call real beauty." | |
| 6 | -- | | -- |
| 7 | Eques: Maira helet ui illumë tana lúceärwa sanar. | | Motto: A fine coat is not always an indication of an attractive mind. |