مُوريلُMuriel،,الْعَنْزَةُthe goatالْبَيْضَاءُwhite،,وَبِنْيَامِينُand Benjamin،,الْحِمَارُthe donkey
Muriel, the white goat, and Benjamin, the donkey.
«بِنْيَامِينُ»"Benjamin"هُوَhe isأَكْبَرُthe largestحَيَوَانَاتِanimalsالْمَزْرَعَةِof the farmوَأَكْثَرُهَاand the mostحِدَّةٍsharpnessيَتَمَتَّعُhe enjoysبِطَبْعِهِby natureصَرِيحٍoutspokenإِلَىtoحَدٍّsome extentمَاwhat،,وَعِنْدَمَاand whenيَتَكَلَّمُhe speaksعُمُومًاgenerally،,يَصْدُرُhe emitsعَنْهُfrom himمُزَاحٌjokesوَقِحٌrudeيُعْلِنُhe announces،,مَثَلًاfor example،,أَنَّthatاللَّهَGodمَنْحَهُgranted himذَيْلًاa tailلِطَرْدِto chase awayالذُّبَابِthe flies،,لَكِنَّهُbut heيُفَضِّلُprefersكثِيرًاgreatlyلَوْifكَانَhe wasبِلَاwithoutذَيْلٍa tailوَلَاor notذُبَابٍflies
"Benjamin" is the largest and sharpest animal on the farm. He enjoys being rather outspoken, and when he speaks generally, he emits rude jokes, announcing, for example, that God granted him a tail to chase away flies, but he greatly prefers if he were without a tail or flies.
وَمِنْand amongبَيْنَbetweenكُلِّallحَيَوَانَاتِanimalsالْمَزْرَعَةِthe farmالْوَحِيدِthe onlyالَّذِيthatلَاnotيَضْحَكُlaughsأَبَدًاever
And among all the animals on the farm, he is the only one that never laughs.
وَعِنْدَمَاAnd whenيُسْأَلُhe is askedعَنْaboutالسَّبَبِthe reason،,يُجِيبُhe answersبِأَنَّthatلَاnotشَيْءٍanythingيَدْعُوcallsلِلْضَّحِكِto laughوَرَغْمَand despiteذَلِكَthat،,دُونَwithoutأَنْthatيُوَافِقَhe agreesعَلَىtoذَلِكَthat،,كَانَhe wasهُوَheالصَّدِيقَthe friendالْمُخْلِصَloyalلِـto«بُوكْسَر»"Boxer"
And when he is asked about the reason, he answers that there is nothing to call for laughing and despite this, without agreeing to that, he was the loyal friend of "Boxer."
كَانَاThey wereهَذَانِthese twoالْإِثْنَانِthe twoيَقْضِيَانِspendعَادَةًusuallyأَيَّامَdaysالأَحَدِSundayمَعًاtogether،,وَهُمْtheyيَرْعَيَانِgraze،,دَاخِلَinsideالأَرْضِthe landالْمُسَوَّرَةِfencedوَرَاءَbehind،,الْحَدِيقَةِthe gardenمِنْwithoutدُونَnotأَنْthatيَنْبَسَاthey speakبِكَلِمَةٍa wordواحِدَةٍone
These two usually spent Sundays together, grazing in the fenced land behind the garden without speaking a single word.
مَاAs soon asأَنْthatتَمَدَّدَتْthey stretchedالْحِصَانَانِthe two horsesفَوْقَoverالتَّبْنِthe hay،,حَتَّىuntilاقْتَحَمَتْstormedالْحَظِيرَةَthe barnمَجْمُوعَةٌa groupمِنْofفَرَاخٍducklingsالْبَطِthe ducks،,بَعْدَafterأَنْthatفَقَدُواthey lostأُمَّهُمْtheir mother،,وَهُمْand theyيَزْقُزِقُونَare chirpingبِصَوْتِهِمُwith their small voiceالصَّغِيرِsmall
As soon as the two horses stretched over the hay, a group of ducklings stormed into the barn after they lost their mother, chirping with their small voices.
انْتَشَرُواThey spreadهُنَاhereوَهُنَاكَand there،,بَحْثًاsearchingعَنْforمَكَانٍa placeمُنَاسِبٍsuitableحَيْثُwhereلَاnotيَدُوسُهُمْtreads on themأَحَدٌanyoneمُنَاسِبَةٍsuitable،,صَنَعَتْshe madeلَهُمْfor themكُلاَفَرَcloverسُورًاa fenceبِرِجْلِهَاwith her huge legالضَّخْمَةِhuge،,تَجَمَّعُواthey gatheredوَرَاءَهَاbehind itثُمَّthenنَامُواthey slept
They spread here and there, searching for a suitable place where no one treads on them. She made a fence for them with her huge leg, they gathered behind it and then they slept.
تَسَلَّلَتْA mare sneaked inإِلَىintoالْحَظِيرَةِthe barn،,فِيinاللَّحْظَةِthe last moment،,فَرَسٌa mareأُخْرَىanotherمَعْرُوفَةٌfamousبِاسْمِby the name«مُولِّي»"Molly"(الْجَمِيلَةُ(the beautifulالْبَيْضَاءُwhiteاللَّعُوبَةُplayfulالَّتِيthatيَرْبُطُهَاMr. Jones ties herالسَّيِّدُMr.جُونزُJonesإِلَىtoعَرَبَتِهِhis cart)،),وَهِيَand sheتَمْضَغُchewingقِطْعَةًa pieceمِنَofالسُّكَّرِsugar
A mare sneaked into the barn at the last moment, famous by the name "Molly" (the playful beautiful white one that Mr. Jones ties to his cart), and she was chewing a piece of sugar.
أَخَذَتْShe tookمَكَانَهَاher placeفِيinالْأَمَامِthe frontوَبَدَأَتْand beganتَتَصَنَّعُto actحَرَكَاتٍmovesبُوعَرِهَاwith her white maneالْبَيْضَاءِthe whiteالْمُزَيَّنَةُdecoratedبِشَرَائِطَwith ribbonsحُمْرَاءَred
She took her place in front and began to act with her white mane decorated with red ribbons.
وَفِيAnd inالْأَخِيرِthe endجَاءَتْcameالْقِطَّةُthe catوَبِطَرِيقَتِهَاand in her wayالْمُعْتَادَةِusual،,ألْقَتْshe castعَلَىonالْجَمْعِthe groupنَظْرَةًa glanceدَائِرِيَّةًcircularمُسْتَرِقَّةًstealthilyالنَّظَرَto lookإِلَىtoالْمَكَانِthe placeالدَّافِئِthe warm. .
And in the end, the cat came and in her usual way, she cast a stealthy circular glance at the warm place.