[30] classical: when high up it's a long fall down

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grammar modules: idaafa; possessive suffix; possession using bitaaç

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اِسْمُهُ his name	فـَرْعُ فـَوْضىَ Messy's branch	يَجْلِسُ he sits
قـِرْدٌ monkey	وَقـْعَةُ فـَوْضىَ Messy's fall	يُحِبُّ he likes
فـَرْعُ الشَّجَرَةِ the tree branch	غابَةٌ forest	الصَّباحُ الْباكـِرُ early morning
جـَمالٌ الدُّنْيا the beauty of the world	نَهْرٌ river	يَنْظـُرُ to look
لَدَيْهِ عَيْبَيْنِ he has two flaws.	اِنْكَسَرَ broke	يَظُنُّ thinks
مَوْزَتـُهُ the banana that belongs to him	نَجيلٌ grass	مُبَلـَّلٌ wet

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يوجَدُ قِرْدٌ إسْمُهُ فـَوْضىَ There is a monkey and his name is Messy. فـَوْضىَ يَسْكُنُ في الْغابَةِ عَلىَ فـَرْعِ شَجَرَةٍ Messy lives in the forest on a tree branch. اَلْفـَرْعُ عَالٍ فـَوْقَ النَّهْرِ وَالْخُضْرَةِ وَالنَّجيلِ The branch is high over the river, the greens, and the grass. فـَوْضىَ يُحِبُّ الْجُلوسَ عَلىَ فَرْعِ الشَّجَرَةِ في الصَّباحِ الْباكِرِ وَيَنْظـُرُ عَلىَ جَمالِ الدُّنْيا Messy likes to sit on the tree branch early morning and look at the beauty of the world. لَكِنْ فـَوْضىَ لـَدَيْهِ عَيْبَيْنِ But Messy has two flaws. فـَوْضىَ يَظـُنُّ أنَّهُ أفـْضَلُ مِنْ الْجَميعِ لـِأنَّهُ في مَكانٍ عالٍ عَلىَ فـَرْعِ الشَّجَرَةِ Messy thinks he is better than everybody because he is high up on the tree branch. وَفـَوْضىَ لا يُحِبُّ أنْ يـُنـَظِّفَ بـَعْدَ أنْ يَأْكُلَ مَوْزَتـَهُ And Messy does not like to clean up after he eats his banana. فـَرْعُ فـَوْضىَ لـَيْسَ نـَظيفاً وَلا مُرَتَبـاً Messy's branch is not clean nor organized. ذاتَ يـَوْمٍ، فـَوْضىَ داسَ عَلىَ مَوْزَتِهِ وَهُوَ جالِسٌ مَغْرورٌ بـِنَفْسِهِ One day, Messy stepped on his banana while he was sitting arrogantly. فـَوْضىَ وَقـَعَ في النَّهْرِ وَفـَرْعُ الشَّجَرَةِ اِنـْكـَسَرَ Messy fell in the river and the tree branch broke. فـَوْضىَ وَجَدَ نـَفْسَهُ مُبـَلـَّلا ً وَعَلىَ النـَّجيلِ Messy found himself wet and on the grass. فـَرْعُ الشَّجَرَةِ كانَ عالِياً The tree branch was high. وَوَقـْعَة ُ فـَوْضىَ كانَتْ طـَويلَة ُ الْمَدىَ And Messy's fall was a long one.

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ما اِسْمُ الـْقـِرْدِ؟  What was the name of the monkey?   أيْنَ يَسْكُنُ فـَوْضىَ؟ Where does Messy live?   ما هُما اَلْعَيْبانِ في فَوَضىَ؟ What were the two flaws in Messy?   ما الَّذي جَرىَ لـِفـَوْضىَ؟ What happened to Messy?   ما هِيَ حِكـْمَةُ اَلْقـِصَّةِ؟ What is the moral of the story?

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What was the name of the monkey?... اِسْمُ الْقـِرْدِ فـَوْضىَ The name of the monkey is Messy.   Where does Messy live?... فى غابَةٍ عَلىَ فـَرْعِ شَجَرَةٍ In the forest on a tree branch.   What were the two flaws in Messy?... فـَوْضى يـَظـُنُّ أنَّهُ أفـْضَلُ مِنْ الْجـَميعِ وَفـَوْضى لا يـُحِبُّ أنْ يـُنَظِّفَ Messy thinks he is better then everyone and Messy does not like to clean.   What happened to Messy?... فـَوْضىَ وَقـَعَ في النَّهْرِ وَفـَرْعُ الشّجَرَةِ اِنْكَسَرَ Messy fell into the river and the tree branch broke.   What is the moral of the story?... عـِنْدَما تـَكونَ فى مَوْقـِعٍ عالٍ تـَكونَ الْوَقْعَةُ طـَويلَةُ الْمَدىَ When you are high up it's a long fall down.