Aesop 047: The Lion & the Ass
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Laiqua.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2025-12-20. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: Do not resent the remarks of a fool. % Ignore them.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rauro ar Pellopë | | The Lion & the Ass |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Umaurë lan Rauro páteánë valateä ter tauressë tië, ar i celvar taliénen varner sen, Pellopë holtunë yaiwë yá mennes arë. | | One day as the Lion walked proudly down a forest aisle, and the animals respectfully made way for him, an Ass brayed a scornful remark as he passed. |
| 4 | I Rauro fellë rúþeo íta. | | The Lion felt a flash of anger. |
| Mal yá quernes carya ar cennes ye quétiénë, patanes enera rua. | | But when he turned his head and saw who had spoken, he walked quietly on. | |
| É uiúvanes laita i aut éta palpenen raccaryaron. | | He would not honor the fool with even so much as a stroke of his claws. | |
| 5 | -- | | -- |
| 6 | Eques: Vá urþa aucello quettain. | | Motto: Do not resent the remarks of a fool. |
| Á úcimë tai. | | Ignore them. |