Baba Tom 3ando mazra3a kbira. Fi ras el sana, abuh sa2alo, "momken teshta8al fil mazra3a lama tekon fadi el sana di ya Tom?"
"El zera3a mesh sho8li ya baba. 3andi mozakra ktir," Tom makansh mabsoot _ .
"Law sa3edteni fil mazra3a, ha2olak 3ala ay haga 3ayzha."
"Mashi," Tom _ rad befara7.
Fa Tom bysa7a badri we byeshta8al gamed fil mazra3a fi wa2t fara8o el sana di, zay ay fala7. El 2am7 beta3o byekbar kwayes awi.
El wa2t bey3adi. Ennaharda akher yom fil sana, 31 December. El ab by2a3od yetkalem ma3 ebno.
"Ana mabsoot eni shoftk beteshta8al gamed fil mazra3a. Ya Tom, 2oli delwa2ti 3ayez eh ka hadya."
Tom wara labuh heta kbira men el 3esh. 3amalha bel 2am7 beta3 mazra3to. "Ana khadt hedyetak khlas ya baba. Enta kont betedy dars -- elli mayot3absh ma yekkolsh.
Sah?"
Eh ra2yak fi Tom?
Howa mayezakersh kwayes fil madrasa. Howa et3alem ktir men el fala7in el tanya. Howa ta3ab fil mazra3a 3ashan yezra3 el 2am7 Howa mosh walad kwayes.