Aesop 137: The Wolf, the Kid, & the Goat
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2026-03-01; not reviewed yet. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: Two sureties are better than one.
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| No. | Quenya | Tengwar | Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ñarmo, Neäquin, Naico | | The Wolf, the Kid, & the Goat |
| 2 | -- | | -- |
| 3 | Amil Nyéni ménanë mancanómenna uma amauressë na tulya matta orenderyan, ya parnanë rië min níca Neäquin ar insë. | | Mother Goat was going to market one morning to get provisions for her household, which consisted of but one little Kid and herself. |
| 4 | “Á cimba mai i mar, yonyo,” eques i Neäquinen, lan tirítë holonyes i fenna pirindanen. “Vá lavë mon mitta, laqui quetis tyen sina muina quettalë: Á queletya i Ñarmo ar quanna nostalerya!" | " | "Take good care of the house, my son," she said to the Kid, as she carefully latched the door. "Do not let anyone in, unless he gives you this password: 'Down with the Wolf and all his race!'" |
| 5 | Aia otulmanen, Ñarmo hlícanë areä ar hlassë ya i Nyéni quétiénë. | | Strangely enough, a Wolf was lurking near and heard what the Goat had said. |
| Epetai, éya Amil Nyéni nánë et cen, patanes i fennanna ar tonnë. | | So, as soon as Mother Goat was out of sight, up he trotted to the door and knocked. | |
| 6 | “Á queletya i Ñarmo ar quanna nostalerya,” equë i Ñarmo quildavë. | | "Down with the Wolf and all his race," said the Wolf softly. |
| 7 | Nánes i téra muina quettalë, mal yá i Neäquin tihtanë ter cirissë i fennassë ar cennë i nulla canta ettë, aqua únes felë aþima. | | It was the right password, but when the Kid peeped through a crack in the door and saw the shadowy figure outside, he did not feel at all easy. |
| 8 | “Á tana nin fána póto,” eques, “hyaqui úvanyë lavë lyen mitta.” | | "Show me a white paw," he said, "or I won't let you in." |
| 9 | Fána póto, aþahanyë, ná lengë ya semítë Ñarmor polir tana, ar epetai maunë Heru Ñarmon auta ta maita ve túliénes. | | A white paw, of course, is a feature few Wolves can show, and so Master Wolf had to go away as hungry as he had come. |
| 10 | “Allumë ecë ná acca tanca,” equë i Neäquin, yá cennes i Ñarmo auta i taurenna. | | "You can never be too sure," said the Kid, when he saw the Wolf making off to the woods. |
| 11 | -- | | -- |
| 12 | Eques: Nembalë atta ná aryat epë min. | | Motto: Two sureties are better than one. |