كَانَwasهُنَاكَthereكْلُوفَرَCloverإِيدْمُونْدَEdmundمُورِيَلَMurielبِنيَامِينْBenjaminالْبَقَرَthe cowsوَالْخِرَافَ،and the sheep,وَسَرْبٌand a flockمُخْتَلَطٌmixedمِنَofالإِوَزِّgeeseوَالْدَّجَاجِand chickens,,الْكُلُّallهُنَا،here,بَاسْتِثْنَاءِexcept forالْقِطَّةَthe catالَّتِيthatتَوَارَتْhad hiddenقَبْلَbeforeالدَّعْوَةِthe callبِالِاجْتِمَاعِto the meetingوَحْدَهُalone«بُوكْسَر»'Boxer'بَقِيَremainedوَاقِفًا،standing,دُونَwithoutأَنْtoيَتَّخِذَtakeمَكَانًاa placeمُحَدَّدًا،specific,وَيُحَرِّكُand movingذَيْلَهُhis tailالْأَسْوَدَthe blackالطَّوِيلَlongمِنَfromجِهَةٍsideإِلَىtoأُخْرَى،other,وَيُصْدِرُand producingبَيْنَbetweenوَقْتٍtimesوَآخَرَand anotherصَهِيلًاneighingحَائِرًا،confused,وَفِيand inالْآخِرِthe endقَالَsaid:ذَلِكَthatيَتَجَاوَزُنِي.out of my league.لَمْI did notأَتَخَيَّلُimagineقَطُّ أَنَّever thatأُمُورًاthingsمِثْلَlikeهَذِهِthisسَتَحْصُلُwill happenفِيinمَزْرَعَتِنَاour farm.لَاNoشَكٌّdoubtفِيinأَنَّنَاthat weارْتَكَبْنَاcommittedبَعْضَsomeالْأَخْطَاءَ.mistakes.الْحَلُّThe solutionالْوَحِيدُthe onlyفِيinنَظَرِيmy opinionيَكْمُنُliesفِيinالْمَزِيدِmoreمِنَofالْعَمَلِ.work.مُنْذُSinceالْيَوْمَ،today,سَأَسْتَيْقِظُI will wake upبَاكِرًاearlyقَبْلَbeforeسَاعَةًan hourمِنَofالْمَوْعِدِthe timeالْمُعْتَادِ».usual."ثُمَّThenغَادَرَleftمُتَثَاقِلًاheavilyمُتَوَجِّهًاheadingنَحْوَtowardsالْمُقْلَعِ،the quarry,وَمَرَّةًand onceأُخْرَى،again,قَامَhe didبِحَمْلِby carryingكَمِّيَّتَيْنِtwo loadsكَبِيرَتَيْنِbigمِنَofالْحَجَرِstoneوَجَرَّهُمَاand dragged themنَحْوَtowardsالطَّاحُونَةِ،the mill,قَبْلَbeforeأَنْthatيَأْتِيَcomesاللَّيْلُthe nightوَيَأْوِيand seeks shelterإِلَىtoمَرْبَطِهِ.his stable.تَجَمَّعَتْThe animals gatheredالْحَيَوَانَاتُthe animalsحَوْلَaroundكْلُوفَرَ»،Clover,وَالْتَزَمَتْand remainedالصَّمْتَ .silent.مِنَFromالتَّلِّthe hillالَّذِيwhichاضْطَجَعْتُlayعَلَيْهِon itيَنْكُشِفُrevealsمَنْظَرٌa viewفَسِيحٌwideلِلْقَرْيَةِ،for the village,وَجُزْءٌand a partكَبِيرٌlargeمِنَofالْمَزْرَعَةِthe farmكَانَwasمَرْئِيًّا،visible,الْمَرْعَىthe pastureالطَّوِيلَlongالَّذِيthatيَمْتَدُّextendsحَتَّىuntilالطَّرِيقَ،the road,حَقْلٌthe fieldالْحَشَائِشِthe grassesالْغَابَةِthe woods,الصَّغِيرَةِ،the little,الْمَوْرِدِ،the resource,الْحَرْثِthe tilled landالَّذِيthatيَنْمُوgrowsفِيهِin itالْقَمْحَwheatبِغَزَارَةٍ،abundantly,وَالْأَسْقُفِand the roofsالْمُحَمَّرَةِredلِلْبِنَايَاتِof the buildingsالتَّابِعَةِaffiliatedلِلْمَزْرَعَةِto the farmتَتَصَاعَدُriseمِنْهَاfrom themأَعْمِدَةٌcolumnsدُخَانٌsmokeلَوْلَبِيَّةٍ.spiral.إِنَّهَاIt isشَفَافِيَّةٌthe transparencyلَيْلَةٌof the nightرَبِيعِيَّةٌ.spring.الْعُشْبُthe grassوَالسِّيَاجَاتِand the hedgesالْمُثَقَّلَةِburdenedبِالْبُرَاعِمِwith the budsتَلْمَعُshineكَالذَّهَبِlike goldتَحْتَunderالأَشِعَّةِthe raysالْمَائِلَةِslantingلِلشَّمْسِ.of the sun.لَمْneverتَتَبَدَّلَseemedالْمَزْرَعَةُthe farmقَطُّeverلِلْحَيَوَانَاتِfor the animalsمَرْغُوبًاdesirableفِيهَاin itكَمَاasبَدَتْit seemedالْيَوْمَ.today.لَقَدْThey wereذُهِلُواamazedوَهُمْand they
There was Clover, Edmund, Muriel, Benjamin, the cows and the sheep, and a mixed flock of geese and chickens, all here, except for the cat that had hidden before the call to the meeting. Only 'Boxer' remained standing, without taking a specific place, moving his long black tail from side to side and occasionally letting out a confused neigh. In the end he said: 'That is out of my league. I never imagined such things would happen on our farm. No doubt we have made some mistakes. The only solution in my opinion lies in more work. Starting today, I will wake up early, an hour before the usual time.' Then he left heavily heading towards the quarry, and once again, he carried two large loads of stone and dragged them towards the mill, before the night comes and he seeks shelter in his stable. The animals gathered around Clover, remaining silent. From the hill where I lay, there is a wide view of the village, and a large part of the farm was visible, the long pasture extending to the road, the field of grasses, the little woods, the water supply, the tilled land where wheat grows abundantly, and the red roofs of the farm buildings rising from them in spiral columns of smoke. It is the transparency of a spring night. The grass and the hedges weighed down with buds shine like gold under the slanting rays of the sun. The farm has never seemed so desirable to the animals as it did today. They were amazed.