The Last Dragon

And if we know how to light a fire, why do we carry tinder around with us?" Because you're humans," the little one explained serenly. "You're stupid.

You don't just choose a name at random. A name is a name. A major responsibility.

The Human was extremely tall. On its head it had yellowish hair coiled like a rope. It had no hair on its face. And yet his grandmother had been very categorical about that. Humans have hair on their faces. Its called a beard. Its one of the many things that distinguish them from elves. The little elf concentrated, trying to remember, then it came to him. "You must be a female man," he concluded triumphantly. "The word is woman, fool," said the human. "Oh, sorry, sorry, woman-fool, I be more careful, I call right name, woman-fool"....

In human language, selling a smoking pot for three gold pieces is called a 'swindle,'" the man said, narrowly escaping a kick in the shins. "In Elfish language it's called 'genius,'" the little elf replied cheerfully...