[31] classical: man versus dog    

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ساعي بـَريدٍ mailman	كـَلْبٌ dog	وَقَفَ he stood
كانَ يـَرْمي he would throw	دونَ without	أكـْبـَرُ مِنْ bigger then
بـَريدٌ mail	يـَرْمي he throws	نـَجيلٌ grass
كانَ يـُصيبُ he would hit	أكـَلَ ate	عـَلىَ on
لـَمْ يَكـُنْ يُحِبُّ he didn't like	كـَسَبَ won	بابٌ   door
وَصـَلَ he arrived	أمْ or

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كانَ يوُجَدُ ساعي بـَريدٍ مُزْعِجاً There was an annoying mailman. ساعي الْبَريدِ كُلًّ يَوْمٍ في الصَّباحِ كانَ يَرْمي اَلْبَريدَ عَلىَ النَّجيلِ The mailman, everyday in the morning, would throw the mail on the grass.  وَأحْياناً كانَ السَّاعي يَرْميهِ بِقـُوَّةٍ And sometimes the mailman would throw it hard. أحْياناً كانَ الْبَريدُ يُصيبُ صاحِبَ الْبَيْتِ Sometimes the mail would hit the owner of the house. أوْ أحْياناً كانَ الْبَريدُ يُصيبُ بابَ الْبَيْتِ Or, sometimes the mail would hit the door of the house. أوْ أحْياناً كانَ الْبَريدُ يُصيبُ شُبـّاكَ الْبَيْتِ Or, sometimes the mail would hit the window of the house. صاحِبُ الْبَيتِ لـَمْ يَكُنْ يُحِبُّ ساعي الـْبَريدِ The owner of the house didn't like the mailman. لـِذلِكَ ذاتَ يَوْمٍ اِشْتـَرىَ كـَلْباً . كـَلْباً كـَبيراً! كـَلْباً كـَبيراً جـِداً! أكـْبَرُ مِنْ ساعي الـْبـَريدِ So one day he bought a dog. A big dog! A very big dog! Bigger then the mailman. اَلْكَلْبُ كانَ يـَنْتَظـِرُ ساعي الـْبَريدِ The dog waited for the mailman. عِنْدَما وَصَلَ ساعي الْبَريدِ رَأىَ الْكـَلْبَ الـْكَبيرَ وَوَقـَفَ When the mailman arrived he saw the big dog and he stopped. خافَ مِنْ الـْكـَلْبِ وَمَشىَ دونَ أنْ يَرْمي اَلـْبـَريدَ He got afraid of the dog and left without throwing the mail. لـِذَلـِكَ بـَعْدَ وَقْتٍ صاحِبُ الـْبَيْتِ ظـَنَّ أنَّ الـْكـَلْبَ أكـَلَ الْبَريدَ So later the owner of the house thought that the dog ate the mail. مَنْ كـَسَبَ؟ اَلـْكـَلـْبُ أمْ ساعي الْبـَريدِ أمْ صاحِبُ الـْبَيْتِ؟ Who won? The dog, or the mailman, or the owner of the house?

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هَلْ كانَ ساعي الـْبَريدِ مَحـْبوبٌ؟ Was the mailman liked?   ماذا صـَنـَعَ ساعي الـْبـَريدِ وَكانَ مُزْعِجاً؟ What did the mailman do that was annoying?   لـِماذا وُضـِعَ كـَلْبٌ أمامَ الـْبَيْتِ؟ Why was a dog placed in front of the house?   كـَيْفَ تـَصـَرَّفَ ساعي الـْبـَريدِ مَعَ الـْكـَلـْبِ؟ How did the mailman react to the dog?   هَلْ يوجَدُ أيُّ فائزٍ في الـْقـِصَّةِ؟ Are there any winners in this story?

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Was the mailman liked?... لا، ساعي الـْبَريدِ كانَ مُزْعِجاً No, the mailman was annoying.   What did the mailman do that was annoying?... ساعي الـْبـَريدِ كانَ يـَرْمي الـْبَريدَ بـِقـُوَّةٍ The mailman would throw the mail aggressively.   Why was a dog placed in front of the house?... حَتـَّى يـُخـيفَ ساعي الـْبَريدِ To scare the mailman.   How did the mailman react to the dog?... خافَ مِنْ الـْكـَلْبِ He got scared from the dog.   Are there any winners in this story?... لا، لا يوُجَدُ No, there isn't.