Tom da5al ma7al. kan fi lafta bara maktub 3aleha: "benbee3 w neshteri hudoom mosta3mala." kan shayel bantalon adeem w sa2al sa7eb elma7al, "hateddini kam fi dol?" sa7eb elma7al bas lel bantalon w 2al "dollars etneen."
"eh?" Tom 2al, "ana kont faker enohom yeswo 5amas dollars 3ala el2al."
"la2" 2al sa7eb elma7al, "makanosh yeswo wala cent zyada 3an etneen dollars."
"tayeb" 2al Tom, w howa tale3 etneen dollars men gebo. "ahom floosak. el bantalon da kan met3ala2 bara elma7al beta3ak. el se3r kan seta w nos dollars. bas ana shoft en da keteer, fa 7abebt a3raf homa yeswo kam bezzabt."
w ba3daha meshi men elma7al bel bantalon w e5tafa 2abl ma sa7eb elma7al yela2i 7aga ye2olha.
fel awel, sa7eb elma7al faker en Tom   _   .
3ayez yesra2 el bantalon 3ayez yebee3 el bantalon 3ayez ye3mel 3aleh ne2sa 3ayez yeshteri el bantalon