Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Raccoon.
First posted on VL, on 2025-12-15. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: It is easy and also contemptible to kick a man that is down.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Röar yo Rusco | | The Dogs & the Fox |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Umë Röar túver Rauro helma ar yesenter ascarávë ripta sa nelcintainen. | | Some Dogs found the skin of a Lion and furiously began to tear it with their teeth. |
| Ecestanen Rusco cennë te ar landë yaiwenen. | | A Fox chanced to see them and laughed scornfully. | |
| 4 | “Quíta tana Rauro nánë coina,” eques, “nai nánes analavéla quenta. | | "If that Lion had been alive," he said, "it would have been a very different story. |
| Appaniévaneltë yandë raccaryar nár maicë epë nelceldar.” | | He would have made you feel how much sharper his claws are than your teeth." | |
| 5 | -- | | -- |
| 6 | Eques: Atalanteäva lahië ná aþcárima ta nattírima. | | Motto: It is easy and also contemptible to kick a man that is down. |
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