The Elephant and the Butterfly
الْفِيلُ وَالْفَرَاشَة
A Letter Tale for fa: a huge elephant and a tiny butterfly become friends. Filled with fa words — fiil (elephant), faraasha (butterfly), faakiha (fruit) — and one big idea: a true friend does not look at size.
Ages 3–6 · 6 scenes · 3 min
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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.
The lesson · الْعِبْرَة
A true friend does not look at size.
الصَّدِيقُ الحَقِيقِيُّ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْحَجْمِ.
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