الْفِيلُ وَالْفَرَاشَة

فِي الْغَابَةِ فِيلٌ كَبِيرٌ.

fi-l-ghaabati fiilun kabir.

In the forest there is a big elephant.

طَارَتْ فَرَاشَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ وَجَلَسَتْ عَلَى خُرْطُومِهِ.

Taa'at faraashatun Saghiiratun wa jalasat 'alaa khurTuumih.

A tiny butterfly flew over and landed on his trunk.

قَالَ الْفِيلُ: أَهْلاً بِكِ يَا فَرَاشَةَ!

qaala-l-fiilu: ahlan bikii yaa faraashata!

The elephant said: welcome, little butterfly!

قَلَعَ لَهَا الْفِيلُ فَاكِهَةً بِخُرْطُومِهِ.

qala'a lahaa-l-fiilu faakihatan bi-khurTuumih.

The elephant picked a fruit for her with his trunk.

مَشَوْا فِي الْغَابَةِ مَعاً، الْفِيلُ وَالْفَرَاشَةُ.

mashaw fi-l-ghaabati ma'an, al-fiilu wa-l-faraashatu.

They walked through the forest together, the elephant and the butterfly.

حِينَ نَزَلَ الْمَطَرُ، اخْتَبَأَتِ الْفَرَاشَةُ تَحْتَ أُذُنِ الْفِيلِ.

Hiina nazala-l-maTaru, ikhtaba'ati-l-faraashatu tahta udhuni-l-fiil.

When the rain fell, the butterfly hid under the elephant's ear.