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الرَّجُلُ ذُو القَامَةِ الطَّويلَةِ A very tall man Un homme très grand

Written by Cornelius Gulere

Illustrated by Catherine Groenewald

Translated by Hanadi Traifeh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk

Read by Mashael Muhanna

Language Arabic

Level Level 2

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كانَ مِعْوَلُهُ قَصِيرًا جِدًّا.

His hoe was too short.

Sa houe était trop courte.


وَمَدْخَلُ مَنْزِلِهِ مُنْخَفضاً جِدًّا.

His doorway was too low.

Sa porte d’entrée était trop basse.


كَانَ فِرَاشُهُ قَصِيرًا جِدًّا.

His bed was too short.

Son lit était trop court.


وَكَذَلِكَ دَرَّاجَتَهُ الهَوَائِيَّةُ.

His bicycle was too short.

Sa bicyclette était trop petite.


إِنَّهُ لَرَجُلٌ طَويلٌ جِدًّا.

This man was too tall!

Cet homme était trop grand.


وَلِذَلِكَ فَقَدْ قامَ بِصِناعَةِ مَسْكَةٍ طَويلَةٍ لِمِجْرَفَتِهِ.

He made a very long hoe handle.

Il fabriqua un long manche pour sa houe.


وَوَسَّعَ بابَ مَنْزِلِهِ.

He made very high door frames.

Il agrandit ses portes.


كَما قَامَ بِصِناعَةِ فِرَاشٍ طَوِيلٍ جِدًّا.

He made a very long bed.

Il fabriqua un très grand lit.


وَاشْتَرَى دَرَّاجَةً هَوَائِيَّةً عَالِيَةً.

He bought a very high bicycle.

Il acheta une bicyclette très haute.


لَقَدْ جَلَسَ عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ مُرْتَفِعٍ وتَناوَلَ طَعامَهُ بِشَوْكَةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ.

He sat on a very high chair. He ate with a very long fork.

Il s’assit sur une chaise très haute et mangea avec une très grande fourchette.


تَرَكَ الرَّجُلُ الطَّويلُ مَنْزِلَهُ وَذَهَبَ لِلْعَيْشِ فِي غَابَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ حَيْثُ أَمْضَى سِنِيناً عَديدَةً مِنْ عُمْرِهِ هُنَاكَ.

He left his house and lived in a big forest. He lived for many years.

Il quitta sa maison et vécut dans une grande forêt. Il vécut pendant de longues années.


Written by: Cornelius Gulere
Illustrated by: Catherine Groenewald
Translated by: Hanadi Traifeh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk
Read by: Mashael Muhanna
Language: Arabic
Level 2
Source: A very tall man from African Storybook
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