A long time A long time
ago, there was a huge
apple tree.
ﻣﻨﺬ ﺯﻣﻦ ﺑﻌﻴﺪ ﻭﻟﻯﻜﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ
ﺷﺠﺮﺓ ﺗﻔﺎﺡ ﻓﻲ ﻏﺎﻳﺔ
ﺍﻟﻀﺨﺎﻣﺔ
A little boy loved to
come and play around it
.everyday
ﻛﺎﻥ ﻫﻨﺎﻙ ﻃﻔﻞ ﺻﻐﻴﺮ ﻳﻠﻌﺐ
ﺣﻮﻝ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﻳﻮﻣﻴﺎ
He climbed to the
treetop, ate the apples,
took a nap under the
shadow
ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺘﺴﻠﻖ ﺃﻏﺼﺎﻥ ﻫﺬﻩ
ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﻭﻳﺄﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺛﻤﺎﺭﻫﺎ
ﻭﺑﻌﺪﻫﺎ ﻳﻐﻔﻮ ﻗﻠﻴﻼ ﻟﻴﻨﺎﻡ ﻓﻲ
ﻇﻠﻬﺎ
He loved the tree and
the tree loved to play
with him.
ﻛﺎﻥ ﻳﺤﺐ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ
ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﺗﺤﺐ ﻟﻌﺒﻪ ﻣﻌﻬﺎ
Time went bythe little
boy had grown up,
ﻣﺮ ﺍﻟﺰﻣﻦ ﻭﻛﺒﺮ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻄﻔﻞ
And he no longer played
around the tree every
.day
ﻭﺃﺻﺒﺢ ﻻ ﻳﻠﻌﺐ ﺣﻮﻝ ﻫﺬﻩ
ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﺑﻌﺪ ﺫﻟﻚ
One day, the boy came
back to the tree and he
looked sad.
ﻓﻲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﻳﺎﻡ ﺭﺟﻊ ﻫﺬﺍ
ﺍﻟﺼﺒﻲ ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺣﺰﻳﻨﺎ!
"Come and play with
me,” the tree asked the
.boy
ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ: ﺗﻌﺎﻝ
ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺐ ﻣﻌﻲ
"I am no longer a kid, I
do not play around
trees any more"
The boy replied.
ﻓﺄﺟﺎﺑﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪ: ﻟﻢ ﺃﻋﺪ ﺻﻐﻴﺮﺍ
ﻷﻟﻌﺐ ﺣﻮﻟﻚ
"I want toys. I need
money to buy them".
ﺃﻧﺎ ﺃﺭﻳﺪ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻠﻌﺐ ﻭﺃﺣﺘﺎﺝ
ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻟﻨﻘﻮﺩ ﻟﺸﺮﺍﺋﻬﺎ
"Sorry, but I do not
have money
ﻓﺄﺟﺎﺑﺘﻪ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ: ﺃﻧﺎ ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ
ﻣﻌﻲ ﺃﻳﺔ ﻧﻘﻮﺩ!!!
But you can pick all my
apples and sell them.
So, you will have
.money
ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺄﺧﺬ ﻛﻞ
ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺎﺡ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻟﺪﻱ ﻟﺘﺒﻴﻌﻪ ﺛﻢ
ﺗﺤﺼﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻨﻘﻮﺩ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ
ﺗﺮﻳﺪﻫﺎ
" The boy was so
.excited
ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪ ﻛﺎﻥ ﺳﻌﻴﺪﺍ ﻟﻠﻐﺎﻳﺔ
He grabbed all the
apples on the tree and
left happily.
ﻓﺘﺴﻠﻖ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﻭﺟﻤﻊ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ
ﺛﻤﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﺎﺡ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﻭﻧﺰﻝ
ﻣﻦ ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ ﺳﻌﻴﺪﺍ
The boy never came
back after he picked the
.apples
ﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪ ﺑﻌﺪﻫﺎ
The tree was sad.
ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻏﺎﻳﺔ
ﺍﻟﺤﺰﻥ ﺑﻌﺪﻫﺎ ﻟﻌﺪﻡ ﻋﻮﺩﺗﻪ
One day, the boy who
now turned into a man
returned
ﻭﻓﻲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺭﺟﻊ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻮﻟﺪ
ﻟﻠﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ ﻭﻟﺪﺍ
ﺑﻞ ﺃﺻﺒﺢ ﺭﺟﻼ!!!
And the tree was
excited "Come and play
with me" the tree said.
ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﺘﻬﻰ
ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺎﺩﺓ ﻟﻌﻮﺩﺗﻪ ﻭﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻪ:
ﺗﻌﺎﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺐ ﻣﻌﻲ
"I do not have time to
play. I have to work for
my family.
ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻪ ﺃﺟﺎﺑﻬﺎ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻬﺎ:
ﺃﻧﺎ ﻟﻢ ﺃﻋﺪ ﻃﻔﻼ ﻷﻟﻌﺐ ﺣﻮﻟﻚ
ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻓﻘﺪ ﺃﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﺭﺟﻼ
ﻣﺴﺌﻮﻻ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺔ
We need a house for
****ter.
ﻭﺃﺣﺘﺎﺝ ﻟﺒﻴﺖ ﻟﻴﻜﻮﻥ ﻟﻬﻢ
ﻣﺄﻭﻯ
Can you help me?
ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻲ ﺑﻬﺬﺍ؟
,”Sorry "
ﺁﺳﻔﺔ!!!
But I do not have any
house. But you can chop
off my branches
To build your house.
ﻓﺄﻧﺎ ﻟﻴﺲ ﻋﻨﺪﻱ ﻟﻚ ﺑﻴﺖ
ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺄﺧﺬ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ
ﺃﻓﺮﻋﻲ ﻟﺘﺒﻨﻲ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻟﻚ ﺑﻴﺘﺎ
" So the man cut all the
branches of the tree and
left happily.
ﻓﺄﺧﺬ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻛﻞ ﺍﻷﻓﺮﻉ ﻭﻏﺎﺩﺭ
ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﻭﻫﻮ ﺳﻌﻴﺪﺍ
The tree was glad to see
him happy but the man
never came back since
.then
ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﺳﻌﻴﺪﺓ
ﻟﺴﻌﺎﺩﺗﻪ ﻭﺭﺅﻳﺘﻪ ﻫﻜﺬﺍ ﻭﻟﻜﻨﻪ
ﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ
The tree was again
lonely and sad.
ﻭﺃﺻﺒﺤﺖ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﺣﺰﻳﻨﺔ ﻣﺮﺓ
ﺃﺧﺮﻯ
One hot summer day,
ﻭﻓﻲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺣﺎﺭ ﺟﺪﺍ
The man returned and
the tree was delighted.
ﻋﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻣﺮﺓ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ
ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﺘﻬﻰ ﺍﻟﺴﻌﺎﺩﺓ.
"Come and play with
me!" the tree said.
ﻓﻘﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ: ﺗﻌﺎﻝ
ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺐ ﻣﻌﻲ
"I am getting old. I
want to go sailing to
relax myself.
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺃﻧﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻏﺎﻳﺔ
ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺐ ﻭﻗﺪ ﺑﺪﺃﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻜﺒﺮ
ﻭﺃﺭﻳﺪ ﺃﻥ ﺃﺑﺤﺮ ﻷﻱ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ
ﻷﺭﺗﺎﺡ
“Can you give me a
boat?"
“Said the man.”
ﻓﻘﺎﻝ ﻟﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ: ﻫﻞ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ
ﺇﻋﻄﺎﺋﻲ ﻣﺮﻛﺒﺎ
"Use my trunk to build
your boat.
You can sail far away
and be happy.
ﻓﺄﺟﺎﺑﺘﻪ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ ﺃﺧﺬ ﺟﺰﻋﻲ
ﻟﺒﻨﺎﺀ ﻣﺮﻛﺒﻜﻮﺑﻌﺪﻫﺎ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ
ﺃﻥ ﺗﺒﺤﺮ ﺑﻪ ﺃﻳﻨﻤﺎ ﺗﺸﺎﺀﻭﺗﻜﻮﻥ
ﺳﻌﻴﺪﺍ
" So the man cut the
tree trunk to make a
.boat
ﻓﻘﻄﻊ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺟﺬﻉ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ
ﻭﺻﻨﻊ ﻣﺮﻛﺒﻪ!!!
He went sailing and
never showed up for a
long time.
ﻓﺴﺎﻓﺮ ﻣﺒﺤﺮﺍ ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ ﻟﻤﺪﺓ
ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ ﺟﺪﺍ
Finally, the man
returned after many
.years
ﺃﺧﻴﺮﺍ ﻋﺎﺩ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻏﻴﺎﺏ
ﻃﻮﻳﻞ ﻭﺳﻨﻮﺍﺕ ﻃﻮﻳﻠﺔ ﺟﺪﺍ..
"Sorry, my boy. But I do
not have anything for
you anymore.
ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﺃﺟﺎﺑﺖ ﻭﻗﺎﻟﺖ
ﻟﻪ : ﺁﺳﻔﺔ ﻳﺎ ﺑﻨﻲ ﺍﻟﺤﺒﻴﺐ
ﻭﻟﻜﻦ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ ﻋﻨﺪﻱ ﺃﻱ ﺷﺊ
ﻷﻋﻄﻴﻪ ﻟﻚ
No more apples for you
" The tree said.”
ﻭﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻪ:ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ ﺗﻔﺎﺡ
"No problem, I do not
have any teeth to bite
" The man replied.
ﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻬﺎ: ﻻ ﻋﻠﻴﻚ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ
ﻋﻨﺪﻱ ﺃﻱ ﺃﺳﻨﺎﻥ ﻷﻗﻀﻤﻬﺎ ﺑﻬﺎ
"No more trunk for you
to climb on"
ﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ ﻋﻨﺪﻱ ﺟﺬﻉ ﻟﺘﺘﺴﻠﻘﻪ
ﻭﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ ﻋﻨﺪﻱ ﻓﺮﻭﻉ ﻟﺘﺠﻠﺲ
ﻋﻠﻴﻬﺎ
"I am too old for that
now" the man said.
ﻓﺄﺟﺎﺑﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﻟﻘﺪ ﺃﺻﺒﺤﺖ
ﻋﺠﻮﺯﺍ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﻭﻻ ﺃﺳﺘﻄﻴﻊ
ﻋﻤﻞ ﺃﻱ ﺷﺊ!!!
"I really cannot give you
anything
ﻓﺄﺧﺒﺮﺗﻪ : ﺃﻧﺎ ﻓﻌﻼ ﻻ ﻳﻮﺟﺪ
ﻟﺪﻱ ﻣﺎ ﺃﻋﻄﻴﻪ ﻟﻚ
The only thing left is my
dying root,”
The tree said with tears.
ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻟﺪﻱ ﺍﻵﻥ ﻫﻮ ﺟﺬﻭﺭ
ﻣﻴﺘﺔﺃﺟﺎﺑﺘﻪ ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﺒﻜﻲ
"I do not need much
now, just a place to rest.
ﻓﺄﺟﺎﺑﻬﺎ ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﻟﻬﺎ: ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ
ﺃﺣﺘﺎﺟﻪ ﺍﻵﻥ ﻫﻮ ﻣﻜﺎﻥ
ﻷﺳﺘﺮﻳﺢ ﺑﻪ
I am tired after all these
years" the man replied.
ﻓﺄﻧﺎ ﻣﺘﻌﺐ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻛﻞ ﻫﺬﻩ
ﺍﻟﺴﻨﻮﻥ
"Good! Old tree roots
are the best place to
lean on and rest,
ﻓﺄﺟﺎﺑﺘﻪ ﻭﻗﺎﻟﺖ ﻟﻪ: ﺟﺬﻭﺭ
ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﺠﻮﺯ ﻫﻲ ﺃﻧﺴﺐ
ﻣﻜﺎﻥ ﻟﻚ ﻟﻠﺮﺍﺣﺔ
Come, come sit down
with me and rest.
ﺗﻌﺎﻝ ﺗﻌﺎﻝ ﻭﺍﺟﻠﺲ ﻣﻌﻲ ﻫﻨﺎ
ﺗﺤﺖ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﺮﺡ ﻣﻌﻲ
" The man sat down and
the tree was glad and
smiled with tears
ﻓﻨﺰﻝ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﻞ ﺇﻟﻴﻬﺎ ﻭﻛﺎﻧﺖ
ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ ﺳﻌﻴﺪﺓ ﺑﻪ ﻭﺍﻟﺪﻣﻮﻉ
ﺗﻤﻸ ﺍﺑﺘﺴﺎﻣﺘﻬﺎ
This is you and the tree
is your parent!!!!! .
ﻫﻞ ﺗﻌﺮﻑ ﻣﻦ ﻫﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ
ﺍﻟﺸﺠﺮﺓ؟
ﺍﻧﻬــــــﻤﺎ ﺃﺑﻮﻳـ ــﻚ
