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A boy running after a tyre.

الأَخُ الصَّغِيرُ الكَسُولُ Lazy little brother Petit frère paresseux

Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Heba Tesheh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk

Mashael Muhanna

Arabic

Level 1

A boy sitting in front of a campfire and a boy running after a tyre.

أَنَا أَسْتَيْقُظُ وَأُشْعِلُ النَارَ.

I wake up and make fire.

Je me réveille et j’allume un feu.

A boy sitting in front of a pot of water boiling on a campfire and a boy playing with a toy car.

أَنَا أَغْلِي القَلِيلَ مِنَ المَاءِ.

I boil some water.

Je fais bouillir de l’eau.

A boy chopping wood and a boy chasing a chicken.

أَنَا أُقَطِّعُ حَطَبَ الأَشْجَارِ.

I chop the firewood.

Je fends du bois de chauffage.

A boy stirring a pot on a campfire and a boy shooting a bird with a slingshot.

أَنَا أُحَرِّكُ الوِعَاءَ.

I stir the pot.

Je remue le chaudron.

A boy sweeping the floor and a boy playing with some toys.

أَنَا أُنَظِّفُ الأرْضَ.

I sweep the floor.

Je balaye le plancher.

A boy washing dishes and a boy kicking a football.

أَنَا أَغْسِلُ الصُّحُونَ.

I wash the dishes.

Je lave la vaisselle.

A boy running after a tyre and a boy playing with some toys.

لِمَاذَا أَعْمَلُ أَنَا بِجِدٍّ… …بَيْنَما أَخِي مَشْغُولٌ بِاللَّعبِ؟

Why do I work so hard… … when my brother is busy playing?

Pourquoi est-ce que je travaille si fort… … quand mon frère est en train de jouer ?

Written by: Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi

Illustrated by: Mlungisi Dlamini, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Heba Tesheh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk

Read by: Mashael Muhanna

Language: Arabic

Level: Level 1

Source: Lazy little brother from African Storybook

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جَسَدِي أَيْنَ قِطَّتِي؟ لِنَعُدَّ الحَيَوَانَاتِ الطَّبْخُ المَشَاعِرُ اُنْظُرْ إِلَى الحَيَوَانَاتِ مَلَابِسُ المَدْرَسَةِ اثْنَانِ مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ؟ التِّمْسَاحُ الجَائِعُ الشَّعْرُ كِتَابُ الطَّقْسِ النَّارُ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَقْرَأَ!

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