الحَلَوَىthe sweetsوَandلِكُلٍّfor eachخُرَافَةٍmythمِنْofهَذَاthisالْقَبِيلِkind،,وَرَغْمَand despiteذَٰلِكَthatتَرَكْتُI leftعَلَىonخُمُولِهِhis lazinessفِيinالْمَزْرَعَةِthe farm,,بَلْratherإِنَّهَاsheتُقَدِّمُoffersلَهُto himكَأْسًاa glassمِنْofالْبِيرَةِbeerكُلَّeveryيَوْمٍday
The sweets and for every myth of this kind, despite that, I left him on his laziness in the farm, rather, she offers him a glass of beer every day.
عِنْدَمَاwhenشُفِيَhe healedحَافِرُهُhis hoofبَدَأَhe beganبُوكْسَرَBoxerيَعْمَلُto workبِجُهْدٍhardكَبِيرٍgreat
When his hoof healed, Boxer began to work hard.
وَلِلْحَقِّAnd to tell the truth،,فَإِنَّit is thatكُلَّallالْحَيَوَانَاتِthe animalsتِلْكَthatالسَّنَةَyearكَانَتْwereتَشْقَىsufferingمِثْلَlikeالْعَبِيدِslaves
And to tell the truth, all the animals that year were suffering like slaves.
فَإِلَىSo toجَانِبِsideعَمَلِهَاtheir usual workالْاعْتِيَادِيِّthe usualفِيinالْمَزْرَعَةِthe farm,,كَانَتْthey wereتَعْمَلُworkingفِيinبِنَاءِbuildingالطَّاحُونَةِthe millالْجَدِيدَةِnewكَمَاasشَرَعُواstartedفِيinالْعَمَلِworkingفِيinمَدْرَسَةِschoolصِغَارِyoungالْخَنَازِيرِthe pigsفِيinشَهْرِmonthمَارَسَMarch
So in addition to their usual work in the farm, they were working in building the new mill as they started working in the school of the young pigs in March.
وَكَانَتْAnd she wasتَتْعَبُtiredأَحْيَانًاsometimesمِنَfromالْعَمَلِworkطِيلَةَthroughoutسَاعَاتٍhoursبِقَلِيلٍwith littleمِنْofالطَّعَامِfoodلَكِنَّbutبُوكْسَرَBoxerلَاnever::أَبَدًاever
And she was sometimes tired from working throughout hours with little food, but Boxer never did.
صَحِيحٌIt is trueأَنَّهُthat heلَمْdid notتُعَدُّanymoreلَهُfor himقُوَةًstrengthمَاضِيًاthe past،,لَكِنَّbutلَيْسَthere is notهُنَاكَthereفِيinمَاwhatيَفْعَلُهُhe doesمَاwhatيَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىonأَنَّهُthat heأُصِيبَsufferedبِالتَّعَبِfrom fatigue
It is true that he did not have the strength of the past, but there is nothing in what he does that indicates that he suffered from fatigue.
فَقَطُJustتَغَيَّرَchangedمَظْهَرُهُhis appearanceجِلْدُهُhis skinلَمْdid notيُعَدُّshineيَلْمَعَshineكَمَاasكَانَit wasوَخَاصِرَتُهُand his waistبَدَتْseemedضَامِرَةًthin،,سَتَتَحَسَّنُhe will improveبُوكْسَرَBoxerعِنْدَمَاwhenيَنْبُتُgrowsعُشْبٌgrassالرَّبِيعِspring،,كَانَتِthe animals wereتَقُولُsayingالْحَيَوَانَاتُthe animalsالأُخَرُthe others
Just his appearance changed, his skin did not shine as it was, and his waist seemed thin, he will improve, Boxer, when the grass grows in spring, the animals were saying.
لَكِنَّButجَاءَspring cameالرَّبِيعُthe springوَلَمْand notيَزْدَادَincreaseوَزْنُthe weightبُوكْسَرَBoxerأَحْيَانًاsometimes،,عِنْدَمَاwhenيَصْعَدُhe climbsالْعَقَبَةَthe hillالَّتِيthatتَقُودُleadsإِلَىtoأَعْلَىthe topالْمُقْلَعِthe quarryكَانَتْit wasعَضَلَاتُهُhis musclesتَحْتَunderوَطَأَةِthe weightجَلْمُودٍthe giganticالْحَجَرِstoneالضَّخْمِthe massiveكَانَwasيَبْدُوseemedوَكَأَنَّas ifالإِرَادَةَthe willهِيَisمَاwhatيُبْقِيْهِkeeps himوَاقِفًاstandingفِيinتِلْكَthoseاللَّحَظَاتِmomentsكَانَتْwasتُقَرَّرُreadingعَلَىonشَفَتَيْهِhis lips::عَمَلَتَهُhis own workالْخَاصَّةِspecialبِهِwith him::سَأَعْمَلُI will workبِجِهَدٍhardأَكْبَرَgreater،,لَكِنَّbutالصَّوْتَthe voiceيَخُونُهُbetrays himمَرَّةًagainأُخْرَىanother
But spring came, and Boxer did not increase in weight. Sometimes, when he climbed the hill that leads to the top of the quarry, his muscles under the weight of the gigantic stone seemed as if the will is what keeps him standing in those moments, were reading on his lips: I will work harder, but the voice betrays him again.
أَكَّدَتْconfirmedلَهُto himكُلُوفَرCloverوَبِنْيَامِينand Benjaminأَنْtoيُنتَبِهَto pay attentionإِلَىtoصِحَّتِهِhis health،,لَكِنَّهُbut he does notلَاhe does notيَفْعَلُdoسِوَىother thanمَاwhatيُؤْمِنُbelievesبِهِin itكَانَwasعَلَىaboutوَشَكَّabout toالِاحْتِفَالِcelebrateبِعِيدِholidayمِيلَادِهِhis birthdayالثَّانِي عَشَرِthe twelfth
Clover and Benjamin confirmed to him to pay attention to his health, but he does not do other than what he believes in. He was about to celebrate his twelfth birthday.
لَكِنَّButمَهْمَاwhateverيَحْدُثُhappens،,فَقَدْhe wishedكَانَhe wasيَتَمَنَّىto gatherأَنْtoيَجْمَعَgatherأَكْبَرَthe greatestعَدَدٍnumberمِنَofالْحَجَارَةِthe stonesقَبْلَbeforeأَنْtoيُحَالَhe is retiredعَلَىonالتَّقَاعُدِthe retirement
But whatever happens, he wished to gather the greatest number of stones before he is retired.
فِيInوَقْتٍtimeمُتَأَخِّرٍlateمِنْofمَسَاءِeveningصَيْفِيٍّsummer،,انْتَشَرَتْspreadفَجْأَةًsuddenlyإِشَاعَةًa rumorفِيinتويترTwitter::@كِتَاب_n@ketab_n
In late summer evening, a rumor suddenly spread in Twitter: @ketab_n