This story was written by Chaered and discussed in the VL Opahtielva channel on 2025-04-13. Reproduced here under CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.
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【1】 Maryë ment eä miuë, ya hérua þambeli mardemmo.
► At home we have a cat, who rules the rooms of our house.
【2】 Nás anyára, ecéniës löar lepenquë, mal nás máleä, ar faren caraitë yá uis lorë.
► She is quite old, she has seen 15 years, but she is healthy, and active enough when she is not sleeping.
【3】 Vórirya nengwissë ar ventassë ar cumbossë ná losseä, caressë ar cattassë ar pimpessë ná ostimë ó malwa, varnë, morë.
► Her fur on the nose and chin and belly is white, on the head and back and tail it is a mix of tan, brown, black,
【4】 Amna ilya miuë ye öa taitë quilë ná inya, yallë issë.
► Almost every cat that has such a coloration is female, like her.
【5】 Amnilinqua menestarya ná mittarë þambelinnar yassë uimmë lavë sen mitta, ve caimaþambemmanna.
► Her most cherished goal is access into rooms where we do not allow her to enter, like our bedroom.
【6】 Aryë ui ecë sen mitta i þambë sovalleo, pan linan tyasis rotë auhantassen.
► She also is not allowed to enter the bathroom, because she sometimes likes to rummage through the trash[bin].
【7】 Yá ihlíciës avanwa þambenna, tuvimmes murraila romyavë ar etemenuvas arata casta pimpenen na merenya nangwerya.
► When she sneaks into forbidden rooms, we find her purring loudly and she walks out with tail aloft to celebrate her victory.
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