The Crocodile's Apple
تُفَّاحَةُ التِّمْسَاح
A Letter Tale for ta: Tariq the crocodile plants an apple seed beside his house in the river. It takes a long time to grow — long enough to teach the best word of all: patience.
Ages 4–7 · 6 scenes · 3 min
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بِجَانِبِ النَّهْرِ يَعِيشُ تِمْسَاحٌ صَغِيرٌ اسْمُهُ تَارِق.
bi-jaanibi-n-nahri ya'ishu timsaaHun Saghiirun ismuhuu Taariq.
Beside the river lives a little crocodile named Tariq.
غَرَسَ تَارِقُ بَذْرَةَ تُفَّاحٍ بِجَانِبِ بَيْتِهِ.
garasa Taariqu badhrata tuffaaHin bi-jaanibi baytih.
Tariq planted an apple seed beside his house.
سَقَاهَا كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ بِمِنْقَارِهِ.
saqaahaa kulla SabaaHin biminqaarih.
He watered it every morning with his snout.
كَبُرَتِ الشَّجَرَةُ وَحَمَلَتْ تُفَّاحاً حَمْرَاءَ.
kaburati-sh-shajaratu wa Hamalat tuffaaHan Hamraa'.
The tree grew big and carried red apples.
قَسَمَ تَارِقُ التُّفَّاحَ مَعَ أَصْدِقَائِهِ فِي النَّهْرِ.
qasama Taariqu-t-tuffaaHa ma'a aSdiqaa'ihi fi-n-nahr.
Tariq shared the apples with his friends in the river.
قَالَ تَارِقُ: أَحْلَى تُفَّاحَةٍ هِيَ الَّتِي زَرَعْتُهَا بِيَدِي!
qaala Taariqu: aHlaa tuffaaHatin hiya-l-latii zara'tuhaa bi-yaday!
Tariq said: the sweetest apple is the one I planted with my own hands!
The lesson · الْعِبْرَة
He who plants with patience, harvests with joy.
مَنْ غَرَسَ بِالصَّبْرِ، حَصَدَ بِالْفَرَحِ.
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