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Aesop 124: Two Travelers & a Bear

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Translated into Quenya by Rínor. Reviewed for language by Laiqua, and Chaered.

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First posted on VL, on 2025-12-10. The Sindarin translation is by Rínor, retrieved 2026-04-27.

Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.

Motto: Misfortune is the test of true friendship.

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Nér atta ar Morco	   	Rendir dâd a Medli
2	--		--
3	Nér atta léleáner oliëssë ter taurë, yá, alahorinávë, melehta morco nornë et i·tussallo artë.	                 	Dîr dâd ‘lannasser ‘odref vi daur io vedli veleg onur ed i·thuis sa din.
4	Mo i·nerion, mirtaila rië inseo caumarya, rentë alda.	          	Er ndîr, mirthol air e·veriad dín, amrant ‘aladh.
5	i·Hyana nér, úpolila mahta i·hravan er, hantë insë hunessë ar caitanë úlevila, vequi nánes loico.	                  	e·Ndîr egel ú-obul maethad e·rhaw air, ah achant im bo e·dalaf a chaedast, ve ñgorth.
	Hláriénes i morco úappuva loico.	     	Lhassant i midli ú-aphar ñgorth.
6	Möa essen ná naitë, pan i·morco nussë i·cas nero lúmincen ar, nemila fartaina i nánes loico, lonyes.	                    	Baun¹ assen nad² naed, an e·vedli nostant dol e·ndîr al luig a chaenast farthannen i de ñgorth.
7	i·Nér i·aldassë nunyë sallo.	    	e·Ndîr viñ galadh nduiast o den.
8	“Tana morco nemnë ve hlussanes hlaretyassë,” quentes.	        	“e·Vedli han enif ve lhossast vi lheweg gín,” ebent.
	“Mana quentes tyen?”	  	“Man ebent echin?”
9	“Quentes nin i nánen alasaila pan sataryanen mo i lercuva þenwassë raxeo,” hanquentë i·hyana nér.	                	“Ebent annin i ni ú-hael sederiad ben i dhrega vi luig rach,” dambent e·ndîr egel.
10	--		--
11	Eques: Umbar nevië naitë nilmeo.	      	Pess: Othamarth ??

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