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The North Wind and the Sun in Emoji Language

Aesop's fable translated into the Emoji Language.

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πŸ˜ πŸ—£οΈ πŸ§­β¬†οΈπŸŒ¬οΈ βž• β˜€οΈ

πŸ‹οΈπŸ”Όβœ³ ❔

πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ πŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️ πŸ“πŸ›£οΈ

πŸ‘• πŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️ πŸ§₯

✌️ πŸ₯‘ πŸ‘† πŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️πŸ§₯ β–Ά πŸ† πŸ‘†

πŸ₯‘ πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘¨πŸ‘‰πŸ§₯ β–Ά πŸ† πŸ‘‡ ✌️ πŸ—£οΈ β˜€οΈ

✌️ β”πŸ€ πŸ‘‡ ✌️

✌️ πŸ‘ ✌️ πŸ—£οΈ πŸ§­β¬†οΈπŸŒ¬οΈ

🌬️ πŸ§­β¬†οΈπŸŒ¬οΈ β†ͺπŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️

πŸ€πŸ‘• πŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️ πŸ‘¨πŸ‘‰πŸ§₯

πŸ‹οΈπŸŒ¬οΈ πŸ§­β¬†οΈπŸŒ¬οΈ

β€Ό πŸ€πŸ”ΌπŸ‘• πŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️ πŸ‘¨πŸ‘‰πŸ§₯

🌟 β˜€οΈ

πŸ’β€β™‚οΈ πŸ§³πŸ‘€ πŸ‘¨πŸ‘‰πŸ§₯ β¬†οΈπŸ‘¨πŸ‘‰πŸ’ͺ

πŸ‹πŸ”ΌπŸŒŸ β˜€οΈ

πŸ₯΅ πŸ‘¨

πŸͺ‘ πŸ‘¨πŸ‘‰ ‡️🌳

πŸ† 😊

❎ πŸ‹οΈ

Note: For aesthetic reasons, the story is told in present tense, to avoid constant repetition of the past tense marker (β¬…).

Interlinear Translation

πŸ˜ πŸ—£οΈ
angrily-speak[PRS]
πŸ§­β¬†οΈπŸŒ¬οΈ
North-wind[NOM]
βž•
and
β˜€οΈ
sun[NOM]
The North Wind and the Sun talk angrily.
πŸ‹οΈπŸ”Όβœ³
strong-more-be[PRS]
❔
who[NOM]
Who is stronger?
πŸšΆβ€β™‚οΈ
walk[PRS]
πŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️
hiking-walker[NOM]
πŸ“πŸ›£οΈ
LOC-road
A hiker walks down the road.
πŸ‘•
wear[PRS]
πŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️
hiking-walker[NOM]
πŸ§₯
coat[ACC]
The hiker wears a coat.
✌️
"
πŸ₯‘
take[PRS]
πŸ‘†
1SG[NOM]
πŸ₯ΎπŸšΆπŸ§₯
hiking-walker-coat[ACC]
β–Ά
then
πŸ†
win[PRS]
πŸ‘†
1SG[NOM]
"If I take the hiker's coat, then I win.
πŸ₯‘
take[PRS]
πŸ‘‡
2SG[NOM]
πŸ‘¨πŸ‘‰πŸ§₯
M-3SG[POSS]-coat[ACC]
β–Ά
then
πŸ†
win[PRS]
πŸ‘‡
2SG[NOM]
✌️
"
β˜€οΈ
say[PRS]
πŸ—£οΈ
sun[NOM]
"If you take his coat, then you win", says the Sun.
✌️
"
β”πŸ€
INT-agree
πŸ‘‡
2SG[NOM]
✌️
"
"Do you agree?"
✌️
"
πŸ‘
good
✌️
"
πŸ—£οΈ
say[PRS]
πŸ§­β¬†οΈπŸŒ¬οΈ
North-wind[NOM]
"Good", says the North Wind.
🌬️
blow[PRS]
πŸ§­β¬†οΈπŸŒ¬οΈ
North-wind[NOM]
β†ͺπŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️
towards-hiking-walker
The North Wind blows towards the hiker.
β€Ό
but
πŸ€πŸ‘•
tightly-wear[PRS]
πŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️
hiking-walker[NOM]
πŸ‘¨πŸ‘‰πŸ§₯
M-3SG[POSS]-coat[ACC]
But the hiker wears his coat tightly.
πŸ‹οΈπŸŒ¬οΈ
strongly-blow[PRS]
πŸ§­β¬†οΈπŸŒ¬οΈ
North-wind[NOM]
The North Wind blows strongly.
πŸ€πŸ”ΌπŸ‘•
tightly-more-wear[PRS]
πŸ₯ΎπŸšΆβ€β™‚️
hiking-walker[NOM]
πŸ§₯
coat[ACC]
The walker wears the coat even more tightly.
🌟
shine[PRS]
β˜€οΈ
sun[NOM]
The Sun shines.
πŸ’β€β™‚οΈ
put[PRS]
πŸ§³πŸ‘€
travel-person[NOM]
πŸ‘¨πŸ‘‰πŸ§₯
M-3SG-coat[ACC]
β¬†οΈπŸ‘‰πŸ’ͺ
on-3SG[POSS]-arm
The traveller puts his coat on his arm.
πŸ‹πŸ”ΌπŸŒŸ
strong-more-shine[PRS]
β˜€οΈ
sun[NOM]
The Sun shines stronger.
πŸ₯΅
feel.hot[PRS]
πŸ‘¨
man[NOM]
The man feels hot.
πŸͺ‘
sit[PRS]
πŸ‘¨πŸ‘‰
M.3SG[NOM]
‡️🌳
under-tree
He sits under a tree.
πŸ†
win[PRS]
😊
friendliness[NOM]
Friendliness wins.
❎
fail[PRS]
πŸ‹οΈ
strength[NOM]
Strength fails.

Glossing Abbreviations

1 first person
2 second person
3 third person
ACC accusative case
LOC locative prefix
M masculine gender
NOM nominative case
POSS possessive
PRS present tense
SG singular number

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