Translation by VL user Chaered in 2026. First posted on VL, on 2026-03-01; not reviewed yet. Translation ongoing.
Note: The author does not wish that this Quenya text be used to train AI.
Motto: Everything is fair in love.
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【1】 Þoron ar Súlendil
► The Eagle & the Kite
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【3】 Þoron handë orro, höa Norno olbassen.
► An Eagle sat high in the branches of a great Oak.
¶ Nemnes annaireä ar ?? ?? Þoron.
► She seemed very sad and drooping for an Eagle.
¶ Súlendil cennë se.
► A Kite saw her.
【4】 “Maro nemilyë tandë lumba?” maquentë i Súlendil.
► "Why do you look so woebegone?" asked the Kite.
【5】 “Merin vesta,” hanquentë i Þoron, “ar ui ecë nin tuvë ?? ye polë sorë nin tallë ve yestauvanyë.”
► "I want to get married," replied the Eagle, "and I can't find a mate who can provide for me as I should like."
【6】 “Á vesta inyen,” equë i Súlendil; “Nanyë turca, é ampoldóreä epë elyë!”
► "Take me," said the Kite; "I am very strong, stronger even than you!"
【7】 “Ma naitië sanalyë i ecuva lyen sorë nin?” maquentë i Þoron caira.
► "Do you really think you can provide for me?" asked the Eagle eagerly.
【8】 “É, aþahanyë,” hanquentë i Súlendil. “Ta nauva aþcárima natto.
► "Why, of course," replied the Kite. "That would be a very simple matter.
¶ Nanyë tandë poldóreä i polin colë öa Filiculumpë nappanyatsë vequi nás quessë!”
► I am so strong I can carry away an Ostrich in my talons as if it were a feather!"
【9】 I Þoron ?? i Súlendil ú-pusto.
► The Eagle accepted the Kite immediately.
¶ Mal apa i veryanwë, yá i Súlendil villë öa na tuvë ma matiën veriryanna, ilqua ya haranyes yá nanwennes, nánë titta Nyarrincë.
► But after the wedding, when the Kite flew away to find something to eat for his bride, all he had when he returned, was a tiny Mouse.
【10】 “Ma ta i Filiculumpë os ye quentelyë?” equë i Þoron ?? ??.
► "Is that the Ostrich you talked about?" said the Eagle in disgust.
【11】 “Na ?? lye quétiévanen ar vestaniévanen aima,” hanquentë i Súlendil.
► "To win you I would have said and promised anything," replied the Kite.
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【13】 Eques: Ilqua ná ?? ?? ??.
► Motto: Everything is fair in love.
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