These stories are in the constructed language spoken by the fictional Klingons in the Star Trek universe. The Klingon language was invented by NML Associate Marc Okrand, who published The Klingon Dictionary in 1985.
Suy Vuy
The Helpful Merchant
Our first story, Suy Vuy, tells of a zoo manager and a helpful space station merchant.
It is written and voiced by Andrew Miller and art by Elena Morton.
tlhejwI’Daj wIv Sargh
The Horse Chooses Its Companion
Our second story, tlhejwI’Daj wIv Sargh, tells about how one farmer saw the quality of a horse.
It is written and voiced by Jack Bradley, with art by Elena Morton.
pem, ram je
Day and Night
Our third story, pem, ram je, tells the story of how light was created.
It is written and voiced by Jack Bradley, with art by Elena Morton.
‘aS ‘IDnar pIn’a’ Dun ‘ay’ 16: HoQwI”a’ ‘IDnarqoq
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Ch. 16: The Magic Art of the Great Humbug
Our fourth story tells one chapter of the adventures of going to visit the Wizard of Oz.
It is written and voiced by Jack Bradley, with art by Elena Morton.
Qongchu’, ngavyaw’ mach
Sleep Tight, Little Wolf
The first bilingual Klingon nighttime story. This book has been translated into over 60 languages.
Translated and voiced by Lieven L. Litaer.
Learn more about Klingon at the Klingon Language Institute’s website.
Read an interview with Marc Okrand, inventor of Klingon, or listen to the audio from the interview here.
Learn more about constructed languages in this interview with Arika Okrent.
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