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المَاعِزُ وَالكَلْبُ وَالبَقَرَةُ Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng'ombe Goat, Dog, and Cow

Written by Fabian Wakholi

Illustrated by Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Heba Tesheh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk

Read by Mashael Muhanna

Language Arabic

Level Level 2

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المَاعِزُ والكَلْبُ والبَقَرَةُ كَانُوا أَصْدِقاءَ جِدًّا. في أَحَدِ الأَيَّام ذَهَبُوا فِي رِحْلَةٍ بِسَيَّارةِ أُجْرَةٍ.

Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng’ombe walikuwa marafiki wa karibu sana. Siku moja walisafiri kwa teksi.

Goat, Dog, and Cow were great friends. One day they went on a journey in a taxi.


عِنْدَمَا وَصَلُوا إِلَى نِهايَةِ الرِّحْلَةِ، طَلَبَ مِنْهُمْ السائِقُ أُجْرَةَ رِحْلَتِهِمْ. دَفَعَتْ البَقَرَةُ مَا عَلَيْهَا.

Walipofika mwisho wa safari yao, dereva aliwaomba walipe nauli zao. Ng’ombe alilipa nauli yake.

When they reached the end of their journey, the driver asked them to pay their fares. Cow paid her fare.


دَفَعَ الكَلْبُ زِيَادَةً، لأِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَعْرِفُ المَبْلَغَ المَطْلُوبَ.

Mbwa alilipa zaidi kidogo kwa sababu hakuwa na pesa taslimu.

Dog paid a bit extra, because he did not have the correct money.


بَيْنَمَا كَانَ السَّائِقُ يُعْطِي الكَلْبَ بَاقِيَ النُقودَ، هَرَبَتْ المَاعِزُ بَعيداً.

Dereva alipokaribia kumpa Mbwa chenji yake, Mbuzi alitoroka bila kulipa chochote.

The driver was about to give Dog his change when Goat ran away without paying anything.


غَضِبَ السَّائِقُ جِدّاً فَتَرَكَهُمْ وَرَحَلَ بِسَيَّارَتِهِ دُونَ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ الكَلْبَ بَاقِيَ نُقُودِهِ.

Dereva alikasirika sana. Aliondoka bila kumrudishia Mbwa chenji yake.

The driver was very annoyed. He drove away without giving Dog his change.


لِهَذا السَّبَبِ يَرْكُضُ الكَلْبُ حَتَّى اليَوْمِ، أَمَامَ كُلِّ سيَّارَةٍ، وَيَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا نَظْرَةً سَريعةً. لِلْبَحْثِ عَنْ السَّائِقِ الذِي أَخَذَ بَاقِيَ النُّقُودِ.

Hiyo ndiyo sababu hadi leo Mbwa hukimbiza magari ili achungulie ndani kuona kama atampata dereva mwenye chenji yake.

That is why, even today, Dog runs towards a car to peep inside and find the driver who owes him his change.


أَمَّا المَاعِزُ فَقَدْ كانَتْ تَهْرُبُ عِنْدَمَا تَسْمَعُ صَوْتَ أَيِّ سَيَّارَةٍ. فَهْيَ تَخَافُ أَنْ يُقْبَضَ عَلَيْهَا لِأَنَّهَا لَمْ تَدْفَعْ مَا عَلَيْهَا مِنَ النُقودِ.

Mbuzi hukimbia anaposikia mlio wa gari. Anaogopa atakamatwa kwa kutolipa nauli.

Goat runs away from the sound of a car. She is afraid she will be arrested for not paying her fare.


أَمَّا البَقَرَةُ فَهْيَ لَا تَهْتَمُّ عِنْدَمَا تَأْتِي أَيُّ سَيَّارَةٍ. وَتَأْخُذُ كُلَّ وَقْتِهَا بِعُبُورِ الشَّارِعَ لِأَنَّها تَعْرِفُ أَنَّهَا دَفَعَتْ كُلَّ مَا عَلَيْهَا كَامِلاً.

Na Ng’ombe hababaiki gari likiwa linakuja. Ng’ombe huvuka barabara bila wasiwasi kwa sababu anajua alilipa nauli yake yote.

And Cow is not bothered when a car is coming. Cow takes her time crossing the road because she knows she paid her fare in full.


Written by: Fabian Wakholi
Illustrated by: Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Heba Tesheh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk
Read by: Mashael Muhanna
Language: Arabic
Level: Level 2
Source: Goat, Dog and Cow from African Storybook
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