Aesop 030: The Hare & His Ears
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2026.
Notes
Translation by VL user (none) in 2026. First posted on VL, on 2026-05-10; not reviewed yet. Translation ongoing.
Missing words: have to fear, reputation.
Motto: Do not give your enemies the slightest reason to attack your reputation.
Motto: Your enemies will seize any excuse to attack you.
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【1】 Lopo ar Hlarurya
► The Hare & His Ears
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【3】 I Rauro nánë urravë harna rassenten Naicova ye mátanes.
► The Lion had been badly hurt by the horns of a Goat, which he was eating.
¶ Nánes anaruxa tennassë i aiana celva ye cilis ve mat nai ná tallë sempalengaitë i colis taiti raxië nati ve rassi na nyaþë se lan matis.
► He was very angry to think that any animal that he chose for a meal, should be so brazen as to wear such dangerous things as horns to scratch him while he ate.
¶ Epetai canyanes i möa ilyë celvain ó rassi lóya turmenya nó enta lú.
► So he commanded that all animals with horns should leave his domains within twenty-four hours.
【4】 I canwa ruhtanë i celvar.
► The command struck terror among the beasts.
¶ Ilyë almelórar i sámer rasset, yesenter hosta aura ar marrumë.
► All those who were so unfortunate as to have horns, began to pack up and move out.
¶ Éta i Lopo, ye, ve istalyë, penë rasset, ar taro ?? ?? ?? ??, ?? anasérenca lómë, lan ólanë sen nairë lóri pá i rúcima Rauro.
► Even the Hare, who, as you know, has no horns and so had nothing to fear, passed a very restless night, dreaming awful dreams about the fearful Lion.
【5】 Ar yá ettulles i haustanna ambaróneo árissë, ar tá cennes i hala ya andu ar tildeät hlarurya carnë, aica þossë tullë sen.
► And when he came out of the warren in the early morning sunshine, and there saw the shadow cast by his long and pointed ears, a terrible fright seized him.
【6】 “Namárië, armaro ??,” holtunes. “Auteänyë.
► "Goodby, neighbor Cricket," he called. "I'm off.
¶ Tancavë þantauvas i hlarunya ná rasset, alarenda ya quetin.”
► He will certainly make out that my ears are horns, no matter what I say."
【8】 Eques: Vá anta cottolyain aiana pitya cahta yaro nalanta ????.
► Motto: Do not give your enemies the slightest reason to attack your reputation.