Arabic–English parallel text
موموتارو، ولد الخوخة
Momotaro, the Peach Boy
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Opening the reader…
الخوخة في النهر
The Peach in the River
قبل زمن بعيد جدا، عاش رجل عجوز وامرأة عجوز في اليابان. كانا فقيرين، ولم يكن عندهما أولاد.
Long, long ago, an old man and an old woman lived in Japan. They were poor, and they had no children.
في صباح يوم ذهب الرجل العجوز إلى التلال ليقطع العشب. وأخذت المرأة العجوز الثياب إلى النهر.
One morning the old man went to the hills to cut grass. The old woman took the clothes to the river.
فجأة رأت شيئا كبيرا في الماء. كانت خوخة، أكبر خوخة في العالم! نزلت في النهر ببطء، طَق، طَق، طَق.
Suddenly she saw something big in the water. It was a peach, the biggest peach in the world! It came down the river slowly, bump, bump, bump.
قالت المرأة العجوز: «يا لها من خوخة رائعة! سآخذها إلى البيت لزوجي.»
“What a wonderful peach!” said the old woman. “I’m going to take it home for my husband.”
حاولت أن تصل إليها، لكنها كانت بعيدة جدا. فصفقت بيديها وغنت أغنية صغيرة.
She tried to reach it, but it was too far away. So she clapped her hands and sang a little song.
«الماء البعيد مرّ، والماء القريب حلو. تعالي إلى الماء الحلو أيتها الخوخة الصغيرة!»
“Far water is bitter, near water is sweet. Come to the sweet water, little peach!”
واقتربت الخوخة أكثر فأكثر. وفي النهاية وقفت أمامها. أخذتها وأسرعت إلى البيت.
And the peach came closer and closer. At last it stopped in front of her. She picked it up and hurried home.
في المساء جاء الرجل العجوز إلى البيت.
In the evening the old man came home.
قالت المرأة العجوز: «يا زوجي، تعال بسرعة! عندي هدية لك.»
“Husband, come quickly!” said the old woman. “I have a present for you.”
أرته الخوخة، فاتسعت عيناه. قال: «ما رأيت خوخة مثل هذه أبدا! من أين اشتريتها؟»
She showed him the peach, and his eyes grew wide. “I have never seen a peach like this!” he said. “Where did you buy it?”
«لم أشترها. وجدتها في النهر.»
“I didn’t buy it. I found it in the river.”
«إذن لنأكلها الآن. أنا جائع جدا.»
“Then let’s eat it now. I’m very hungry.”
أخذ الرجل العجوز سكينا. لكن قبل أن يقطعها، انفتحت الخوخة وحدها.
The old man took a knife. But before he could cut it, the peach opened by itself.
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