tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Aug 23 17:23:09 1996
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KLBC
What follows is the first part of a Klingon fairytale I wrote a while back
but never got around to posting. The English translation follows it. I
will probably post the next installment in a day or two.
wIghbe'
tlhogh SuvwI' wIch
ben law' Sawta' neH Dabogh SuvwI' voDleH puqloD chaDIch. Hem 'ej
Dojta' tlhoghDaj neH. yejquvDaq qeS tlhob. yejquv Such wej Duy'a' nov.
lujatlh. romuluSngan be' chup romuluSngan Duy'a'. "HoS romuluSngan be' "
jatlh. vulqangan be' chup vulqangan Duy'a'. "val vulqangan be' " jatlh.
tera'ngan be' chup tera'ngan Duy'a'. " 'IH tera'ngan be' " jatlh. voDleH
be'nal lumaw qeSvam. puqloDDajvad jatlh, "yI'Ij. tlhoghlijDaq Qagh
DaneHbe'. wejlogh novbe'pu'vetlh yIchov. Duj tIvoqtaH." Qochbe' SuvwI'.
The Right Stuff
Once upon a time many years ago, a warrior, the second son of the
Klingon emperor decided that he wanted to find a bride. He wanted a
marriage which would bring him high status and reflect well upon him as a
member of the ruling house. He asked for advice at a meeting of the High
Council. Three alien ambassadors happened to be at the meeting that day.
Each found an opportunity to speak quietly to the emperor's son to suggest
a marriage. The Romulan ambassador said, "Romulan women are strong." The
Vulcan ambassador said, "Vulcan women are intelligent." The Terran
ambassador said, "Earth women are beautiful." When the wife of the emperor
heard about this advice, she was not pleased. She said to her son,
"Listen. You don't want to make a big mistake in your marriage. Here are
three tests for you give these prospective alien brides." Her son agreed.