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فِي مَدِينَةٍ كَبِيرَةٍ، كَانَتْ هُنَاكَ بِنْتُ اسْمُهَا لَيْلَى. لَيْلَى تُحِبُّ الْقِرَاءَةَ كَثِيرًا. فِي كُلِّ مَسَاءٍ، تَجْلِسُ لَيْلَى قُرْبَ النَّافِذَةِ وَتَقْرَأُ كِتَابًا جَدِيدًا. فِي لَيْلَةٍ مِنَ اللَّيَالِي، كَانَتْ لَيْلَى تَقْرَأُ قِصَّةً عَنْ الْبَحْرِ. فَجْأَةً، سَمِعَتْ صَوْتًا غَرِيبًا. نَظَرَتْ لَيْلَى مِنَ النَّافِذَةِ وَرَأَتْ قِطًّا صَغِيرًا عَلَى الشُّرْفَةِ. الْقِطُّ كَانَ جَائِعًا. أَخَذَتْ لَيْلَى الْقِطَّ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ وَأَعْطَتْهُ طَعَامًا. مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ، أَصْبَحَ الْقِطُّ صَدِيقًا لِلَيْلَى.

In a big city, there was a girl named Layla. Layla loved reading very much. Every evening, Layla would sit by the window and read a new book. One night, Layla was reading a story about the sea. Suddenly, she heard a strange sound. Layla looked out the window and saw a small cat on the balcony. The cat was hungry. Layla took the cat inside and gave it food. From that day on, the cat became Layla's friend.

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فِي غَابَةٍ خَضْرَاءَ، كَانَ هُنَاكَ أَرْنَبٌ اسْمُهُ سَامِي. سَامِي كَانَ سَرِيعًا وَلَكِنَّهُ كَسْلَانٌ أَحْيَانًا. فِي يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْأَيَّامِ، طَلَبَتْ أُمُّهُ مِنْهُ أَنْ يَجْمَعَ الْجَزَرَ لِلْعَشَاءِ. سَامِي لَمْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ، فَذَهَبَ لِلَّعِبِ بَدَلًا مِنْ ذَلِكَ. لَكِنَّهُ عِنْدَمَا عَادَ، لَمْ يَجِدْ طَعَامًا. جَاعَ سَامِي وَشَعَرَ بِالنَّدَمِ. فِي الْيَوْمِ التَّالِي، ذَهَبَ سَامِي مُبَكِّرًا وَجَمَعَ كَثِيرًا مِنَ الْجَزَرِ. أَصْبَحَ سَامِي أَكْثَرَ نَشَاطًا وَمُسَاعَدَةً.

In a green forest, there was a rabbit named Sami. Sami was fast but sometimes lazy. One day, his mother asked him to gather carrots for dinner. Sami didn’t want to work, so he went to play instead. But when he returned, he found no food. Sami got hungry and felt regret. The next day, Sami went early and gathered a lot of carrots. Sami became more active and helpful.

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في يوم من الأيّام، قرّرت أُريد أن أَذْهَب إلى مَكان جَميل في مَساءً. أَسْكُن قَريب مِن مَحَطّة قِطار، فَأَخَذْتُ تَذْكَرة. في المَحَطّة، كانَ هُناك أَصْدِقاء يَأْخُذون قِطاراً مَعَ عائِلاتهِم. عِنْدي سَفَر إلى مَدينة مَشهورة، فَأَنا مُتَحَمِّس. في القِطار، كُنتُ أَقْرَأ كِتاباً عَن عِلْم اَلْحاسوب. بَعْد وَقْت قَصير، وَصَلْنا إلى اَلْعاصِمة. قَبْل الغُروب، زُرْتُ مَطْعَم مُحَمَّد، وَطَلَبْتُ كِبّة وَحُمُّصاً مَعَ شاي ساخِناً. في نِهاية اَلْيَوْم، عُدْتُ إلى بَيْت صَديق وَتَناوَلْنا حَلْوى لَذيذة. كَانَ يَوْماً مُتَنَوِّعاً وَمُمْتِعاً، وَقُلْتُ لِنَفْسي: "اَلْحَمْدُ لِله!"

One day, I decided I wanted to go to a nice place in the evening. I live near a train station, so I took a ticket. At the station, there were friends who were taking a train with their families. I had a trip to a famous city, so I was excited. On the train, I was reading a book about computer science. After a short time, we arrived in the capital. Before sunset, I visited Mohammad's restaurant, and ordered kibbeh and hummus with hot tea. At the end of the day, I went back to a friend's house and we had a delicious dessert. It was a diverse and enjoyable day, and I said to myself: "Thank God!"

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في يومٍ مُشمِس، أنا وأُسْرَتي نَزور سوق مَحَلِّيّ. في ٱلْطّريق، أَكْتُب قائِمة مُشْتَرَيات. نَحتاج خُبْز، حَليب، ولَحْم طازِج. أَسْأَل بائِع عَن طَعام جَديد، وهُوَ يَقُول: "جَرِّب كَباب مع تَبّولة." أنا آكُل تَمْر بَينما نَشْتَري. بعد ذلك، نَجْلِس في ٱلْمَنْزِل ونُحِبّ طَبَق غَداء. في ٱلْمَساء، أَدْرُس عِلْم اَلْحاسوب مع طالِب صَديق. نَكْتُب بَرْنامَج يَحْسُب تاريخ مُهِمّ. في نِهاية ٱلْيَوم، نَشْرَب شاي ساخِناً ونُشاهِد فيلْم. أُريد تَعَلُّم أكْثَر كُلّ يَوْم. نَشْعُر سَعيداً وشاكِرين لِلحَياة!

On a sunny day, my family and I visit a local market. On the way, I write a shopping list. We need bread, milk, and fresh meat. I ask a vendor about a new food, and he says, “Try kebab with tabbouleh.” I eat dates while we shop. Afterwards, we sit at home and enjoy a plate of lunch. In the evening, I study computer science with a student friend. We write a program that calculates an important date. At the end of the day, we drink hot tea and watch a movie. I want to learn more every day. We feel happy and thankful for life!

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