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Section 1: Arabic Story
المَاعِزُ وَالكَلْبُ وَالبَقَرَةُ — Goat, Dog and Cow
المَاعِزُ والكَلْبُ والبَقَرَةُ كَانُوا أَصْدِقاءَ جِدًّا.
في أَحَدِ الأَيَّام ذَهَبُوا فِي رِحْلَةٍ بِسَيَّارةِ أُجْرَةٍ.
عِنْدَمَا وَصَلُوا إِلَى نِهايَةِ الرِّحْلَةِ، طَلَبَ مِنْهُمْ السائِقُ أُجْرَةَ رِحْلَتِهِمْ. دَفَعَتْ البَقَرَةُ مَا عَلَيْهَا.
دَفَعَ الكَلْبُ زِيَادَةً، لأِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُ المَبْلَغَ المَطْلُوبَ.
بَيْنَمَا كَانَ السَّائِقُ يُعْطِي الكَلْبَ بَاقِيَ النُقودَ، هَرَبَتْ المَاعِزُ بَعيداً.
غَضِبَ السَّائِقُ جِدّاً فَتَرَكَهُمْ وَرَحَلَ بِسَيَّارَتِهِ دُونَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ الكَلْبَ بَاقِيَ نُقُودِهِ.
لِهَذا السَّبَبِ يَرْكُضُ الكَلْبُ حَتَّى اليَوْمِ، أَمَامَ كُلِّ سيَّارَةٍ، وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا نَظْرَةً سَريعةً. لِلْبَحْثِ عَنْ السَّائِقِ الذِي أَخَذَ بَاقِيَ النُّقُودِ.
أَمَّا المَاعِزُ فَقَدْ كانَتْ تَهْرُبُ عِنْدَمَا تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ أَيِّ سَيَّارَةٍ. فَهْيَ تَخَافُ أَنْ يُقْبَضَ عَلَيْهَا لِأَنَّهَا لَمْ تَدْفَعْ مَا عَلَيْهَا مِنَ النُقودِ.
أَمَّا البَقَرَةُ فَهْيَ لَا تَهْتَمُّ عِنْدَمَا تَأْتِي أَيُّ سَيَّارَةٍ. وَتَأْخُذُ كُلَّ وَقْتِهَا بِعُبُورِ الشَّارِعَ لِأَنَّها تَعْرِفُ أَنَّهَا دَفَعَتْ كُلَّ مَا عَلَيْهَا كَامِلاً.
Section 2: Sentence-by-Sentence Translation
| # | Arabic | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | المَاعِزُ والكَلْبُ والبَقَرَةُ كَانُوا أَصْدِقاءَ جِدًّا. | Goat, Dog and Cow were very close friends. |
| 2 | في أَحَدِ الأَيَّام ذَهَبُوا فِي رِحْلَةٍ بِسَيَّارةِ أُجْرَةٍ. | One day, they went on a trip in a taxi. |
| 3 | عِنْدَمَا وَصَلُوا إِلَى نِهايَةِ الرِّحْلَةِ، طَلَبَ مِنْهُمْ السائِقُ أُجْرَةَ رِحْلَتِهِمْ. | When they reached the end of the trip, the driver asked them for their fare. |
| 4 | دَفَعَتْ البَقَرَةُ مَا عَلَيْهَا. | Cow paid what she owed. |
| 5 | دَفَعَ الكَلْبُ زِيَادَةً، لأِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُ المَبْلَغَ المَطْلُوبَ. | Dog paid extra because he did not know the amount required. |
| 6 | بَيْنَمَا كَانَ السَّائِقُ يُعْطِي الكَلْبَ بَاقِيَ النُقودَ، هَرَبَتْ المَاعِزُ بَعيداً. | While the driver was giving Dog his change, Goat ran far away. |
| 7 | غَضِبَ السَّائِقُ جِدّاً فَتَرَكَهُمْ وَرَحَلَ بِسَيَّارَتِهِ دُونَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ الكَلْبَ بَاقِيَ نُقُودِهِ. | The driver became very angry, left them and drove away without giving Dog his change. |
| 8 | لِهَذا السَّبَبِ يَرْكُضُ الكَلْبُ حَتَّى اليَوْمِ، أَمَامَ كُلِّ سيَّارَةٍ، وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا نَظْرَةً سَريعةً. | That is why, to this day, Dog runs in front of every car and gives it a quick look. |
| 9 | لِلْبَحْثِ عَنْ السَّائِقِ الذِي أَخَذَ بَاقِيَ النُّقُودِ. | To look for the driver who took his change. |
| 10 | أَمَّا المَاعِزُ فَقَدْ كانَتْ تَهْرُبُ عِنْدَمَا تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ أَيِّ سَيَّارَةٍ. | As for Goat, she would run away whenever she heard a car. |
| 11 | فَهْيَ تَخَافُ أَنْ يُقْبَضَ عَلَيْهَا لِأَنَّهَا لَمْ تَدْفَعْ مَا عَلَيْهَا مِنَ النُقودِ. | She is afraid of being caught because she did not pay the money she owed. |
| 12 | أَمَّا البَقَرَةُ فَهْيَ لَا تَهْتَمُّ عِنْدَمَا تَأْتِي أَيُّ سَيَّارَةٍ. | Cow, however, does not worry when a car comes. |
| 13 | وَتَأْخُذُ كُلَّ وَقْتِهَا بِعُبُورِ الشَّارِعَ لِأَنَّها تَعْرِفُ أَنَّهَا دَفَعَتْ كُلَّ مَا عَلَيْهَا كَامِلاً. | She takes all the time she needs to cross the road because she knows she paid everything she owed in full. |
Section 3: Vocabulary
Some entries use the base form rather than the exact ending in the story. Roman spellings are approximate reading aids: aa, ee and oo mark long vowels. Arabic sounds such as ع, ح and ق need listening practice; ordinary English spellings cannot show every distinction. The plain apostrophe marks a hamza (a brief stop) or an ayn sound; these are different sounds, so compare the Arabic spelling.
| Arabic | Simple pronunciation | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| ماعز | maa'iz | Noun | goat |
| كلب | kalb | Noun | dog |
| بقرة | baqara | Noun | cow |
| أصدقاء | asdiqaa' | Noun | friends |
| رحلة | rihla | Noun | trip |
| سيارة أجرة | sayyaarat ujra | Noun phrase | taxi |
| سائق | saa'iq | Noun | driver |
| نقود | nuqood | Noun | money |
| دفع | dafa'a | Verb | paid |
| هرب | haraba | Verb | ran away |
| بعيدًا | baeedan | Adverb | far away |
| شارع | shaari' | Noun | street |
| صوت | sawt | Noun | sound |
| خاف | khaafa | Verb | was afraid |
| باقي النقود | baaqee an-nuqood | Noun phrase | change; money left over |
| كاملًا | kaamilan | Adverb | in full |
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Source: المَاعِزُ وَالكَلْبُ وَالبَقَرَةُ by Fabian Wakholi; Arabic translation by Heba Tesheh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk, on Storybooks Canada / African Storybook, CC BY 3.0. Arabic text retained; new English translation and learning notes by LangFastPro.
