Aesop 020: The Fox & the Leopard
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026. Reviewed for language by Luinyelle, and Raccoon.
Notes
First posted on VL, on 2026-03-15; not reviewed yet. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
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, serilar quinquavë apa láreä þinyemat, laltaner intu costiénen pá vanima nemestatta. | | A Fox and a Leopard, resting lazily after a generous dinner, amused themselves by disputing about their good looks. |
| I Picara nánë anvalateä pá silwa, vaxeä heletserya ar quentë yaiwë pá i Rusco, yeva nemesta, eccannes, nánë faren sitina. | | 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 sámë laca valatë pá maira fineä pimperya ó fána menterya, mal nánes faren saila i cennes i únë ecë sen ráta i Picaráva nemesta. | | 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. |
| Aivë lanquentes ener andavë yaiwenen, rië na popóluë finyalerya ar alarya costiénen. | | Still he kept up a flow of sarcastic talk, just to exercise his wits and to have the fun of disputing. | |
| Arivë i Picarallo ussë aharya yá i Rusco harunë, hácala quinquavë. | | The Leopard was about to lose his temper when the Fox got up, yawning lazily. | |
| 5 | “É, aryalyë anfinwa helet,” eques, “mal tarmelya lai arya quíta nánelyë nicë ambë finwa mi carelya ar undë pá amboraxostalya, 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. |