Aesop 071: The Fox & the Lion
Attribution
Translated into Quenya by Chaered in 2025. Reviewed for language by Eruyá Þorondil.
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First posted on VL, on 2025-12-11. Analysis posted to submissions/Aesops: VL.
Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: Familiarity breeds contempt.
Motto: Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers.
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【1】 Rusco ar Rauro
► The Fox & the Lion
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【3】 Tullunë i anvinya Rusco, ye allumë fai céniénë Rauro, omennë min i tauressë.
► A very young Fox, who had never before seen a Lion, happened to meet one in the forest.
¶ Er cen faranyë tall' en i Rusco hónornë langë lintië i anareä muinassenna.
► A single look was enough to send the Fox off at top speed for the nearest hiding place.
【4】 I atteä lussë yá i Rusco cennë i Rauro séres ca alda tiriën se ter þenwa nó hlicë öa.
► The second time the Fox saw the Lion he stopped behind a tree to look at him a moment before slinking away.
¶ Mal i nelya lussë, i Rusco mennë veryavë tenna i Rauro ar quentë calaina, “alla lyen, enwina.”
► But the third time, the Fox went boldly up to the Lion and, without turning a hair, said, "Hello, there, old top."
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【6】 Eques: Sitina carë þunga.
► Motto: Familiarity breeds contempt.
【7】 Eques: Anda istië úro fanta ven raxerya.
► Motto: Acquaintance with evil blinds us to its dangers.