The Ears

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No.	Quenya	Tengwar	Means
1	Tá andunessë, Marco lenwentë colila i luhta ar pilindeli.	          	That evening at dusk, Marco left the house with his bow and arrows.
2	Amilya maquentë: Manna ménat?	    	His mother asked: “Where are you going?”
3	Se equë: Ménan taurenna, meter fara celvë.	         	He said: “I am going into the forest, to hunt deer.”
4	Mennes mina taurenna, ar untumpes insë tuistar ar aldaparma.	          	He went into the forest, and covered himself in twigs and treebark.
5	Tá laryanes tenna hlariërya hlón.	     	Then he waited until he heard noise.
6	Né i urco hraipataila i tauressë, colila per-matina máma.	          	It was the orc, limping in the woods, with a half-eaten sheep.
7	Marco piluccavë hilyanë urco sinya estoliënna, i ta ara höa ondo.	            	Marco stealthily followed the orc to his new camp, which was near a big rock too.
8	Yá i urco aháruyë, Marco rentë amba aldassë ar talo quihtanë pilin.	             	When the orc sat down, Marco climbed a tree, and shot an arrow.
9	I pilin cirnë min lepsë urcullo.	      	The arrow chopped off one of the orc's fingers.
10	I urco rúþeävë rávë ar ostirnë, mal únes cenë Marco.	           	The orc roared and looked around, but he did not see Marco.
11	I tuistar ar aldaparma Marcossë nurtaner se aldassë.	        	The twigs and bark on Marco hid him in the tree.
12	I urco lerencë hútaila.	    	The orc ran away, shouting curses.
13	Marco lempë i lepsë urco.	     	Marco took the orc finger.
14	Ralles cöattanna, sí amilya quentë: Yassë eä i celvë?	          	He came back to the house, and his mother asked him “Where is the deer?”
15	Se hanquentë: romya i tauressë, únen hlarë lamni.	          	He said: “It was too loud in the forest, I could not hear the animals.”
16	Amil nainanë: súrë silomë váva moica!	      	His mother cried: “The wind blows softly tonight.
17	Cé hlarityat ólar quolina, ar sina umbë nin, pan mauratyë hlaru máleo tauressë meter i nauvat varna i urcullo.	                     	Maybe your ears are going bad, and I worry, for you need good ears to stay safe from the orc in the forest.”
18	Epta Marco quentë: lelyauvan i minassenna ar cestauvan aþaro.	          	Marco said: “I will travel to the city and ask a doctor.”
19	Arinessë, Marco entullë minassenna ar iquiryanë atacenë aran.	         	In the morning, Marco went to the city and asked to see the king again.
20	Apantaila i lepsë urco i aranna, quentë: elépiën sina i urcullo ahtariën.	              	He showed the finger to the king, and said: “I have taken this in vengeance from the orc.
21	Mana antauvalyë nin ovéallo, ve evestaniëlyë?	      	What will you give me in kind, as you have promised?”
22	I aran quentë: equétiën antaitan o imni yan i tulyal, apa vá antaitanya lyen lepsenya.	                 	The king spoke: “I have said I would give my own for what you bring, but I will not give you my finger.
23	Quita céla nályë ohtar, san antanyë lyen min yaxë.	          	If you were a soldier, I would give you one cow.
24	Quita roquen, yacinyë þanda.	     	If you were a knight, I would offer you a shield.
25	Quita cundo, min miquelis seldenyo.	      	If you were a prince, a kiss with my daughter.
26	Aimanen uil.	  	But you are not.
27	Minomë, antauvanyë lyen i vaita lepsenya: mantalu samindo ar alta corma tyelpeo.	              	Instead, I will give you what girds my finger: silk gloves and a large silver ring.
28	Ettë valdë aráton, ar ecë lyen cenë imlë ve roquen araniënyo.	            	It is an item fit for a noble, and you may consider yourself a knight of my realm.”
29	Opo Marco nanewénië mar, quentes amilyan: Uiën hirë aþaro, mal hirnen ma i hepuva mányat ná laucar.	                    	After Marco returned home, he told his mother: “I did not find a doctor, but I found something to keep my hands warm.”
30	Amilya hanquentë: Manen lauca mát varyauvar tye i urcullo?	         	His mother replied: “How will warm hands keep you safe from the orc?”

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