وَانْتَقَمَAnd he took revengeلِنَفْسِهِ،for himself,بِمَاwith whatفِيinذَٰلِكَthatالْقِطَّةُthe catالَّتِيthatقَفَزَتْjumpedمِنْfromالسَّقْفِthe ceilingفَجْأَةًsuddenlyفَوْقَuponكَتِفِshoulderأَحَدِoneرُعَاةِof the cowboysالْبَقَرِthe cattleوَغَرَزَتْand she dug inمَخَالِبَهَاher clawsفِيinعُنُقِهِ،his neck,الشَّيْءُthe thingالَّذِيthatجَعَلَهُmade himيُطْلِقُshoutعِدَّةَseveralصُرَاخَاتٍ،screams, but,فِيinلَحْظَةٍa momentواحِدَةٍoneوَعِنْدَمَاAnd whenوَجَدُواthey foundالطَّرِيقَthe roadسَالِكَاً،clear,فَرَّthe men fledالرِّجَالُthe menخَارِجَoutsideالسَّاحَةِ،the yard,ثُمَّthenهَرَبُواthey fledعَلَىonالطَّبِيعَةِthe roadسُعَدَاءُvery happyجِدًّاveryبِكَوْنِهِمthat they wereنَجَوْاsurvivedبِأَقَلِّwith the leastالأَضْرَارِ.damage.
And he took revenge for himself, with what included the cat that jumped from the ceiling suddenly upon the shoulder of one of the cowboys and dug her claws into his neck, which made him shout several screams, but in a moment.
وَعِنْدَمَاAnd whenوَجَدُواthey foundالطَّرِيقَthe roadسَالِكًَا،clear,فَرَّthe men fledالرِّجَالُthe menخَارِجَoutsideالسَّاحَةِ،the yard,ثُمَّthenهَرَبُواthey fledعَلَىonالطَّرِيقِthe roadسُعَدَاءُvery happyجِدًّاveryبِكَوْنِهِمthat they wereنَجَوْاsurvivedبِأَقَلِّwith the leastالأَضْرَارِ.damage.
And when they found the road clear, the men fled outside the yard, then they ran away on the road very happy that they had survived with the least damage.
هَكَذَا،Thus,وَبَعْدَand afterخَمْسَfiveدَقَائِقَminutesمِنَofالْمَعْرَكَةِ،the battle,انْسَحَبُواthey withdrewبِخِزْيٍwith disgraceسَالِكِينَtakingالطَّرِيقَthe roadنَفْسِهِthe sameالَّذِيthatسَلَكُوهُthey tookمِنْfromقَبْلَ،before,وَسَرْبٍand a flock ofمِنَofالإِوَازِthe geeseيُطَارِدُهُمْchased themوَهُوَand itيَعُضُّbitingسِيَاقَتِهِمtheir legsوَيَصِيحُ.and shouting.
Thus, after five minutes of the battle, they withdrew in disgrace taking the same road they had taken before, and a flock of geese chased them, biting their legs and shouting.
لَمْNoيَعُدْmanأَيَّanyرَجُلٍmanفِيinالسَّاحَةِ،the yard,بِاسْتِثْنَاءِexcept forواحِدٍ،one,السَّائِسِ،the keeper,وَهُوَand heيَضَعُplacedوَجْهَهُhis faceعَلَىonالأَرْضِ.the ground.
No man was left in the yard, except for one, the keeper, and he placed his face on the ground.
عَادَReturnedبُوكْسَرُBoxerإِلَىtoالسَّاحَةِ،the yard,وَبَدَأَand beganيُحَرِّكُto moveالْجَسَدَthe bodyبِضَرَبَاتٍwith lightخَفِيَاتٍlightمِنْofحَافِرِهِ،his hoof,مُحَاوِلًاtryingقَلْبَهُto turn itعَلَىonظَهْرِهِits back,لَمْnotيَتَحَرَّكmoveالصَّبِيُّ.the boy.
Boxer returned to the yard, and began to move the body with light strokes of his hoof, trying to turn it on its back, but the boy did not move.
قَدْTrulyمَاتَ،died,قَالَsaidبُوكْسَرُ)Boxer)بِكُلِّwith allحُزْنٍ.sorrow.
Truly, he died, said Boxer with all sorrow.
لَمْI did notأَقْصِدُmeanقَتَلَهُ.to kill him.لَقَدْI forgotنَسِيتُI forgotحَذَواتِthe horseshoesالْحَدِيدِthe ironالَّتِيthatفِيinحَافِرِي.my hoof.
I did not mean to kill him. I forgot the iron horseshoes that were in my hoof.
لَكِنْButمَنْwhoسَيُصَدِّقُwill believeأَنَّنِيthat Iلَمْdid notأَقْصِدُmeanقَتَلَهُ؟to kill him?
But who will believe that I did not mean to kill him?
لَاNoمَجَالٌroomلِلْعَاطِفَةِfor emotionأَيُّهَاOh,الرِّفَاقُcompanionsصَرَخَscreamed«سْنُوبُل»Snowballالَّذِيwhoكَانَتْhadجِرَاحُهُwoundsتَنزُفُ.bleeding.
No room for emotion, oh companions, shouted Snowball who had wounds bleeding.
الْحَرْبُWarحَرْبٌ.is war.لَاNoيَهُمُّنَاwe careالْإِنسَانُthe humanإِلَّاexceptعِنْدَمَاwhenيُصْبِحُit becomesجِثَّةً.a corpse.
War is war. We do not care about humans except when it becomes a corpse.
لَاI do notأُرِيدُwantأَنْtoأَقْتُلَkillأَحَدًا،anyone,حَتَّىevenوَلَوْifكَانَwasإِنْسَانًا،a human,رَدَّدَrepeatedبُوكْسَرُ»Boxerوَهُوَand heيَبْكِي.is crying.
I do not want to kill anyone, even if it was a human, Boxer repeated while he was crying.
أَيْنَWhereهِيَis sheمُوريلُ؟Muriel?
Where is she, Muriel?
فِيInالْحَقيقة،the fact,لَقَدْshe wasكَانَتْhiddenمُخْتَفِيَةًhiddenلِبُرْهَةٍfor a momentسَادَthere wasتَرَقُّبٌwaiting
In fact, she was hidden for a moment, there was waiting.